Going to Fuzhou

Ni Hao to all of you back at home! I am sorry this is late and I am really sorry it's going to be short. Since Brielle napped twice in the car today, she stayed up later. And it's hard to blog when there is a cute little person to play with!! :)

I was trying to get a post together but there is just so much to share and so many pictures to upload. So, let me give you a little peek into our day and then I will try to post lots more tomorrow morning (Wed night at home).

Smiling at breakfast- yep they serve corn at breakfast too. :)

Meeting her foster "grandma"

A color baby photo!

Standing in the same spot as the first picture we saw of her!

Standing near her finding spot

First time coloring

I am so thankful for all of the support and encouragement we receive here on the blog and on FB, but let me tell you... Alex and I are far from perfect parents and I'm guessing Brielle isn't perfect either (Although I may beg to differ!), but ALL of what you see here is ONLY because of HIM!!

God chose this path for us and we were obedient to the calling...it only took 9 years...but we are here now! Alex and I pray that our experience is opening others' hearts for adoption. God calls us to care for the orphans and if you are feeling that tug on your heart, please pray about what it means. Perhaps He is asking you to pray for the 147 million orphans in the world, or to help someone who wants to adopt but can't financially, or perhaps...just maybe He is calling you to bring a special child into your own family. Loving Brielle reminds us just how much God loves us! The Bible says He LAVISHES His love on us, that we should be called Children of God! Just as we adopted Brielle into our forever family, God has chosen us to be HIS children! So thankful for my adoption into His family and praising Him for the work He is doing through Brielle's story!