We Have Good News

We heard from Taiwan that they received the civil ruling and the birthfather's rights have been terminated.   We need to wait 20 days for the final ruling and then we will hopefully be able to travel.

This is great and exciting news.  However,  I just don't want to be disappointed again.  I don't want to find out we have to wait more. 

It is hard to imagine what life with Sarah-Grace will be like.  I remember thinking the same thing before Kai Wei came home.  You just can't "imagine" the future.  But it is fun to think about,  and wonder,  now that I feel I can let myself :-)

Webchat

  Well,  I never did get the cute pictures from the photo album scanned.  But here are some cute ones from our webchat this morning.  (Please note that I was up and dressed and even had my hair combed[AND makeup--well, the bit that I wear--so I didn't look too tired ;-] at 6:15 AM.  Pretty good for someone not planning on leaving the house today!).

We had a nice chat.  She seems to be doing really well.  She asked us some questions and asked for her brothers that were still in bed (we brought the laptop up to Kai-Wei--mean parents that we are--she got a kick out of that).  She showed us her dinosaur cards and we showed her some projects the boys had made.  She asked to see the dogs and then said she would like to play with dogs.  Really amazing as that was one of her biggest concerns when she learned about our family and heard we had a dog.  Our little girl is growing up and I think growing out of some of her fears, which is a good thing.  We thank God and hope we can see her soon in person!

A Surprise in the Mail

I was washing dishes at my sink today when I saw the mail carrier pull into our driveway. I went out to meet her because I had some mail. She had an envelope from Jonah House!  There was a whole little photo album inside with pictures of
Sarah-Grace's trip over the holidays. It is so cute. It has little gnomes on the cover and inside it is full of pictures of Ssu-Ya enjoying herself with her little friend Renee, the daughter of the Cathwel worker that has been so kind to her.

There are pictures from a fun park, from a hike in some beautiful countryside and pictures of her learning how to ride a bike! She apparently is willing to work hard to master something--even when it hurts. Hopefully I will make the time to post a few of those cute pictures. She looks happy and very healthy.

There was also a monthly report from Jonah house and a very insightful note from the woman who had her home for the holidays. It was good to have some first hand information into her personality and character traits. I am just so thankful for the love God is pouring out on our little girl through these kind people. I know she will really treasure her memories of this trip. I believe it was a time for her, after more than a year in the orphanage, to feel a part of a family. I hope she enjoyed that feeling to the fullest and is ready to begin being part of a forever family soon! I imagine she is, as we are, MORE than ready!

We have not heard anything from the court. But I don't imagine we will until the judge makes her ruling. I am hoping and praying it will be this month and I'm hoping, of course, for SOON. We'll keep you posted :-)