Its the Final Countdown!!

The bags are packed, the kids asleep, flights confirmed, passports ready....to say that the past nine days have been somewhat unreal is the grandest understatement I've ever made. A friend from high school is in China (exactly a week ahead of us) celebrating with her beautiful 2 year old daughter. Before she left she talked of "compartmentalizing" her emotions in order to get everything prepared for the trip. I would have to thoroughly agree. Paul and I both had loose ends to tie up at work, we needed to finalize arrangements for Emerson, book and confirm international flights on a very short timeline.....while at the same time emotionally acknowledging that we are in the very last days before meeting our fourth child. Wow. So, as we board the plane tomorrow...we feel your prayers. They have sustained us for 14 months....and they most definitely have sustained us for the past nine days.

Thanks to everyone who has supported us in small, tangible ways. I couldn't possibly list the names of all of you. But you are appreciated and I believe that many of you have acted as the hands and feet of Jesus toward our family in these past weeks. We are thrilled beyond measure with the opportunity to bring Jack home. Thanks for celebrating with us. We will post more information as soon as we get to Beijing!!