DALTON UPDATE!!!

This is the update we have ALL been longing for!

DALTON HAS A FAMILY!!!

This precious, beautiful, Christian family has sent in their LOI for our sweet boy.  We are asking for LOTS of prayers as the family awaits PA (pre-approval).  I can't wait to share more 

BUT...SERIOUS PRAYERS ARE NEEDED that they are granted PA!!!

I have no doubt how much each of you have grown to love this sweet boy. Please continue to pray...Oh, the joy if they are granted PA...we are beside ourselves with hope!

Dalton update...

PRAY, PRAY, PRAY for precious Dalton!!! An update to come hopefully within a week...pray for God's perfect plan and to move the mountains...pray!!!

CHRISTMAS FRENZY

~BUMPING it ONE last time~

I'm bumping this post last more time!

NECKLACE GIVEAWAY drawing will be on December 11th!

Still time to link up, spread the word, shop, win a Solomon Beads necklace!

Christmas Frenzy is for EVERYONE!!!

You will fit in one of two categories....

1. Fundraising family

OR

2. Supporting family :)

Okay...here's how it works. All of us LOVE to give Christmas gifts EVEN when times are financially tough. Having just finished the fundraising journey, I keep thinking how can we help other families?!?! Soooo, here's my idea.

FUNDRAISING FAMILIES:

~You must be in the process of adopting a child that is NOT already home...you don't have to be matched yet, though. You must be using the funds from your items to directly fund your adoption costs.
~You are selling an item to help raise funds to bring your child home. (no raffles, please...it's okay if you are currently running a raffle BUT you MUST be selling fundraising items too, like shirts, etc...that is what you need to be linking to)

~If someone is giving your family part of the proceeds for items, like Scentsy, jewelry, THAT WORKS, TOO :)

~You need to post on your blog and/or facebook about our Christmas Frenzy and link back to my blog. This is CRUCIAL...the more awareness we raise the more supporting families we will have.

~Please make sure you create a NEW blog post regarding the Christmas Frenzy...don't link to an old post. BUT don't forget to highlight what YOU are SELLING in that post :)
~I would love for you to become a follower of my blog...just cause I wanna know who my friends are :)
~Add your blog LINK to the BELOW Linky tool (at the bottom of this post)
~Fun idea for fundraising families...you guys can swap items and then have some fabulous items to do a raffle.

SUPPORTING FAMILIES:

~Make your Christmas list and try to support as many families as you can by purchasing their fundraising items as gift. (click on the below links to see the families)
~Please help spread the word for these families!!! Blog, facebook, tweet, and link back to my blog!!!
~I would love for you to become a follower of my blog...just cause I wanna know who my friends are :)

GIVEAWAY!!!

The prize...Winner of the giveaway will receive a Solomon Beads necklace of their choice!!!

~ONE giveaway entry: If you purchase an item from one of the Fundraising Families, leave me a comment! You don't have to tell me what you bought or who you bought it from...just that you helped ;)
~ONE giveaway entry: Raise awareness about our Christmas Frenzy event...blog, facebook, tweet, email...leave me a comment that you've raised awareness and you'll get another entry in the giveaway.
~You can leave me a comment simply saying 1 or 2 entries :)

For questions, you can email me at wearechinabound@gmail.com

Adoption Art....

I don't know about you but I often look for adoption art and have no luck finding anything I like. I'm not looking for a kiddie type picture...I want something beautiful, simple, & elegant to put up on my wall...something that will reflect our hearts and something that will reflect what scripture says about adoption!

Kaden's daddy has designed the most wonderful piece of adoption art and I just HAVE to share it with you! AND the best part is there is still time to order it for Christmas AND you will be helping them bring Kaden home!!! He's also working on a similar piece with a cross in the background...I can't wait to see it!!! How cool would this piece be on your walls....how about your hubby's wall at work??

Pictures do not do this justice...I'm going to put mine in a dark frame!!

QUICK...HURRY ON OVER AND ORDER YOURS!!

All I Really Want for Christmas!!!!

This is beautiful...BE STILL and let is SPEAK to your heart!!!

(Keep praying for precious Dalton's forever family to find him!)

(pause my site music at the bottom of my blog)

15 years ago today...

REALLY...can it be...

15 YEARS AGO TODAY,

 I wed my very best friend...

the man of my dreams!!

 I say the man of my dreams but honestly, he is more than the man I could have ever dreamed of being blessed with.  I just love how the Lord new the desires of my heart for a husband and He gave me a man that was perfectly created for me.  A man who loves me more with each passing day...A man who makes me feel loved, desired, and beautiful...A man who works tirelessly to provide for our family...A man who in an incredible daddy to our babies...A man who's love for the Lord is his priority in life...a man...MY MAN...15 years married...18 years together...can't wait to see what the next 15 hold for us...you are my very breathe...I love you babe!

Struggling...

Today I struggle...honestly, everyday I struggle...I struggle with the knowledge that there is a beautiful little boy who is waiting in China for his forever family.  I struggle with the knowledge that his best friend is home with his new family and his last 2 best friends have families paperchasing for them.  I struggle with the fact "our" sweet, beautiful, precious, CREATED IN GOD'S IMAGE, wonderful Dalton still doesn't have his forever family.  I struggle with all of the new pictures we receive of Solomon's buddies and I'm excited to know that 2 of the 3 that are left have their families but before we know it, those pictures will only have Dalton in them...no Solomon, no Kaden, no Parker, only Dalton... I struggle with the images of this sweet one begging me for a mommy...with the images of him watching us leave the orphanage with his best buddy...with the images of him standing there so confused and sad...

Oh, how I wish it was us...I wish we could adopt him. Believe me, there have been many tears shed but God has CLEARLY, soooo sooooo CLEARLY told us 'NO'.  I still don't understand why He's told us no but I trust His perfect plans and I trust that He knows exactly where Dalton's family is.  I wonder...are they listening...do they hear God's calling...are they afraid...will they be bold and brave enough to trust God's calling of stepping out in total trust and faith....where are they...who are they...  BUT in all my wondering, God knows...He knows the answers to all of those questions and I have peace knowing He loves Dalton so much more then I ever could and that He has him in the palm of His hands!!

So I ask again, please....please...I'm begging you...continue to PRAY for him...continue to spread the word...feel free to share my blog posts about him...it works...it really does...that is how Parker found his family...it was by all of you spreading the word!!

my email address: wearechinabound@gmail.com

HOPE IS FADING for this little miracle! Hope is fading for sweet Dalton!

Hope is Fading – Orphan Sunday from Allan Rosenow on Vimeo.

Daddy's busted!

So, I had to take little man to the drs...he's a sicky...poor bubba.

I walked in the door and all was good....

Daddy feed the kiddos...

Daddy played with the kiddos...

Daddy had all the kids in his sight BUT...

some how he didn't notice the cute little blondie gluing...

YES...I said G-L-U-I-N-G...

like good-ol' Elmer's glue...

gluing her beautiful art to the WALL!

Big brother immediately jumped in to help little sis clean up her mess.

HONESTLY!! GLUE!!

Beautifully MIRACULOUSLY BLESSED!!!!!!!!

CCAA's newest change

Check this out...this is sooooooo exciting!

For families interested in adopting a Special Focus child

(a child that's been on the shared sn's list for over 2 months),

AND have completed an adoption in the last 12 months...

GUESS WHAT...you only need to submit an updated homestudy & updated USCIS approval

along with your ORIGINAL dossier...that's right, you don't have to complete a new dossier.

It's 12 months from when from your child's adoption date.

THAT MEANS MORE CHILDREN WILL BE COMING HOME...

Woohooo....so excited!!

I'm not saying more children coming to OUR home...although I HOPE SO!

(shhhhh....don't tell my hubby I said that...he said we are done :)