Happy Easter!

Well, there's not much to report with our family but thought I'd give a brief update. I hope you all had a wonderful Easter! We had a busy weekend w/a couple of showings on Friday, an open house on Saturday and then Sunday I had to sing for our 3 services and then we hosted my family for Easter brunch. It was a tough weekend because of having to pack up Lily and the dogs and be gone so much. Physically, the 8 months of having our house on the market has taken it's toll on me and I've been experiencing frequent dizzy spells from all of the stress. This weekend was no exception as we really didn't have much time to rest. We're really not big into the "bunny" part of Easter but did do a little Easter egg hunt w/Lily and her cousin. I'll try and post some pics soon!

As to the real meaning of Easter, both Jim and I felt humbled that Jesus chose to die for us and so incredibly thankful for God's Grace. We certainly don't deserve it and yet He went through unimaginable torture and death on our behalf. Wow. It's hard to comprehend.

As far as baby Jasmine goes, there are no real updates to report. We recently had to update our homestudy and file to extend our I-171 form for US immigration. Our adoption agency, CCAI, recently sent out a newsletter with information on the "Waiting Child" program that we are in, and the average wait is 12 months. The Waiting Child program includes children with special needs, medical needs and/or older children. Apparently our login date (login date is when your dossier is officially logged into the China Center of Adoption Affairs or CCAA) is in the date range that our adoption agency is currently placing. What that means is that we could be getting our "match" with Jasmine anytime in the next couple of months. We are still desperately hoping and praying that our house will be sold before that happens so that we can get Lily settled and get unpacked before starting the crazy preparations for our China trip.

We still haven't decided whether or not to bring Lily to China with us, but we applied for her passport over the weekend just in case. We'll continue to pray and talk about it and make a final decision once we know when we're traveling. We'll keep you posted on what we decide.

That's the latest and greatest with us! We'll try and update you all soon.