Today we received news that we were pre-approved for our family and Sophie to become a family! This is the intermediate step toward the Letter of Acceptance. Hopefully, our LOA will be here very soon!!!
Thanks for your continued prayers!
Thank you for joining us as we begin the exciting journey of raising our new, sweet Sophia Rose. God continues to be faithful and generously pour out His profound grace along the way!
Friday, May 28, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Mother's Day Miracle
I received my Mother's Day Miracle on the Thursday before Mother's Day - Sophie's long awaited referral from China.
Much of it was 4 years old so we requested updated information on her medical, social and educational status. I got it yesterday and it was all in CHINESE!!! What a tease!!! So we wait awhile longer, but I don't care.
Our LOI should be in China now and we're waiting to get back a letter of acceptance. After we receive that ( hopefully by the end of June)it could be only 3 weeks till we travel to get our Xueqin- pronounced Sheo-chin. She said that she wants to be called her Chinese name, so I'm practicing calling her for dinner from the kitchen~ "Sheochin, please come for dinner!!!" It feels weird, but I'll get used to it.
We found out that she is 40lbs and 44 inches tall~ about the size of an average 5 year old. She speaks and understands some English and does double digit addition/subtraction! I'm going to have a "little miss smarty pants" on my hands! I can't wait!!!
There's a lot more that has happened that I can't tell about yet; it is a major work of God, but it will have to wait for another time and post!
Life goes on at the Bentzel home~ Ellie got a job at the Home and School Connection Store, TOG classes are over and summer begins. I'm nesting~ preparing the house, buying clothes, talking to the bank about our HUGE w/drawl to go to China...many things to do...all with a big Mamma smile~ grateful to an AWESOME God!
Much of it was 4 years old so we requested updated information on her medical, social and educational status. I got it yesterday and it was all in CHINESE!!! What a tease!!! So we wait awhile longer, but I don't care.
Our LOI should be in China now and we're waiting to get back a letter of acceptance. After we receive that ( hopefully by the end of June)it could be only 3 weeks till we travel to get our Xueqin- pronounced Sheo-chin. She said that she wants to be called her Chinese name, so I'm practicing calling her for dinner from the kitchen~ "Sheochin, please come for dinner!!!" It feels weird, but I'll get used to it.
We found out that she is 40lbs and 44 inches tall~ about the size of an average 5 year old. She speaks and understands some English and does double digit addition/subtraction! I'm going to have a "little miss smarty pants" on my hands! I can't wait!!!
There's a lot more that has happened that I can't tell about yet; it is a major work of God, but it will have to wait for another time and post!
Life goes on at the Bentzel home~ Ellie got a job at the Home and School Connection Store, TOG classes are over and summer begins. I'm nesting~ preparing the house, buying clothes, talking to the bank about our HUGE w/drawl to go to China...many things to do...all with a big Mamma smile~ grateful to an AWESOME God!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Sophie's REFERRAL is HERE!!!
We just got the call~ Sophie's referral is in the United States of America!!!
Crazy circumstance~ I was trying to call my friend Debby when I accidentally called Debby B., my social worker! I hate calling her b/c she is so busy so when I heard it was her, I was apologizing profusely!! She said, " Shari, I was just going to call you; are you sitting down???" ( I LOVE when social workers say that!!!) I screamed, " Did we get Sophie's paperwork???" "YESSSSS!" she yelled!!!
So, it's coming in an hour via e-mail and I have everything ready to send it right back to China.
Please begin praying for a short time to wait for our letter of acceptance!!!!
One happy mom~ Shari
Crazy circumstance~ I was trying to call my friend Debby when I accidentally called Debby B., my social worker! I hate calling her b/c she is so busy so when I heard it was her, I was apologizing profusely!! She said, " Shari, I was just going to call you; are you sitting down???" ( I LOVE when social workers say that!!!) I screamed, " Did we get Sophie's paperwork???" "YESSSSS!" she yelled!!!
So, it's coming in an hour via e-mail and I have everything ready to send it right back to China.
Please begin praying for a short time to wait for our letter of acceptance!!!!
One happy mom~ Shari
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