My head is spinning!

Ok - I'm totally cracking up right now, 'cause that God is such a kidder! :-) So, we actually got a .pdf of our revised I171-h emailed to us...already! We're assuming that they'll be sending us a hard copy that we'll need but we also assume that this means everything's moving forward. Yea and yikes at the same time! :-) Yea, 'cause of course, we can't wait to get our arms around Jasmine and tell her how much we love her! Yikes, only 'cause we're still a ways away from having the rest of the adoption funds needed. But again, God KNOWS! My mom and I were talking today about the "ride" that we're on and I commented that I just hope I don't throw up. Tee-hee!

At any rate, Praise God for HIS PERFECT TIMING!!! One way or another, He WILL come through for us and one way or another, on the other end of this, we'll be holding our precious girl in our arms! Praise God!

So, as our whirlwind begins, I'll leave you with the words to the song below by Third Day. It was sent to me by a very precious friend and I thought the words totally reflect our hearts going into this Christmas Season.

"There’s a little girl trembling on a cold December morn
Crying for momma’s arms
At an orphanage just outside a little China town
There the forgotten are

But half a world away I hang the stockings by the fire
And dream about the day when I can finally call you mine

It’s Christmas time again but you’re not home
Your family is here and yet you’re somewhere else alone
And so tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms
And tell you from my heart I wish you Merry Christmas

As I hang the tinsel on the tree and watch the twinkling lights
I’m warmed by the fire’s glow
Outside the children tumble in a wonderland of white,
Make angels in the snow

But half a world away you try your best to fight the tears
And hope that heaven’s angels come to carry you here

It’s Christmas time again but you’re not home
Your family is here and yet you’re somewhere else alone
And so tonight I pray that God will come and hold you in his arms
And tell you from my heart I wish you Merry Christmas

Christmas is a time to celebrate the holy child
and we celebrate his perfect gift of love
He came to earth to give his life
and prepare a place for us
so we could have a home with him above

It’s Christmas time again and now you’re home
Your family is here so you will never be alone
So tonight before you go to sleep, I’ll hold you in my arms
And I’ll tell you from my heart, and I’ll you from my heart
I wish you Merry Christmas"