Court Update

For those keeping up with our court saga.....I have an update.

The court website now says that our next hearing is scheduled for September 3! We are not sure if this is a good or bad thing, hopefully it just means they are moving along and this will be the next and final hearing. We still do not know any details regarding that first hearing on July 11. Gotta love when God puts a "super planner" person like myself, in these "just wait" situations! haha 

Ecclesiastes 3:11 “He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.”

Please continue praying for us to pass court QUICKLY! The sooner we do, the sooner we get to hop on that plane! 

Meanwhile, to fill our time "waiting," we are in the process of doing some things around our house to get ready for K's arrival. Complete with a freshly painted lavender bedroom and girly bedding set. I can't wait to complete her room and show you guys! 

Hope to update you VERY VERY soon with some GOOD news! 

:)

xoxo Megan 

It's the little things that count....

Well I wish I had a BIG "ALL CAPS" kind of update to give right now, but unfortunately I don't. :( 

However, I do want to publicly thank ALL OF YOU who have been praying this past week and checking up on us. You will never know how much your support means, especially during this hard and long ending stage. Just knowing that so many people in our community and in other cities are praying for K and thinking about her is just TOO awesome! One day when she is older and she reads this blog, I hope she is filled with immense gratitude and love for all the people who helped get her home!  

So anyways, back to my point of writing today.....

We do not have a court update as of now. We are still waiting and have not heard any news or progress yet. One might think it is as simple as going to court, passing, and then moving on. But with India, especially north, things are very "up in the air." The court site said that we had a hearing scheduled for July 11, but for all we know, they could have taken the day off or pushed it to another date. This is what we are trying to figure out. Hopefully no news is good news. But, we are still "guesstimating" to go get her by the fall of this year. That is our prayer!

But I do have a couple "little" updates that may brighten your day like it did ours. 

The past few months, we have received some updated pics/videos of K, one in particular of her holding a baby doll and attempting to sing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" in English. It was PRECIOUS! And at the end of the video, she says "Mama, Papa...I love you."  I mean what are they trying to kill me haha Bring on the kleenex! It was the sweetest thing ever and we have watched it about a thousand times. She is beautiful and has the tiniest little voice. So, that was a blessing to get see more of her personality! 

Another cool update is that we have sold most of our India t-shirts and have raised roughly $1,500 from this fundraiser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You guys are so awesome, like that amount is insane! So we will be adding that to our travel fund and use it to go towards the purchase of a plane ticket to India. This fundraiser could have been just semi-succeful, but God orchestrated it all and with the help of everyone who purchased a shirt, we were able to get one step closer to meeting our goal! Thank you! 

I will post another update as soon as I hear one! Keep praying......God hears us! We almost have our baby girl home! 

K singing and holding her baby doll. Look at those cute feet!

- Megan xoxo

Earnestly they prayed....

A friend and I have been studying through the book of Acts and in chapter 12 this week, I was reading about how the church prays for Peter while he is in prison after being persecuted. Enduring Word says: Constant prayer was offered to God for him: The word constant also has the idea of earnest; literally, the word pictures someone stretching out all they can for something. “The verb ektenos is related to ektenes, a medical term describing the stretching of a muscle to its limits.” (MacArthur)"

So with this story on my mind, I have been even more aware and convicted of how I should be praying for our little girl -  constantly, earnestly....not just at night or when I get the chance. Ryan and I have really tried to be more intentional of praying constantly, especially with our 1st court date coming up on July 11 over in India.

We already know the facts from several reliable sources in regards to the court process: 1) the state where she lives doesn't get too excited about international adoption, their culture looks down on it 2) cases in the past have been delayed by judges, making it a long and trying process for everyone 3) sometimes they don't even show up to court on the date that is posted online 3) our agency can't do anything to speed up this process 4) and it really is out of our hands at this ending stage. Our case and our daughter's future stands with the judge at this point. 

So..... here is what I have read over and over and over again this week! 

"When every other gate is shut and locked, the gate to heaven is wide open. We take advantage of that open gate through prayer."

Join with us in praying that July 11 will be a successful court hearing and that God will work a miracle! We want to get K home as soon as we can, but we also want the judge's heart to be changed and softened by adoption. We truly believe that prayer can bring K home sooner and I am thankful that God's word reassured me of that this week! Have a great day everyone!  xoxo

P.S. Our photo book was delivered to the orphanage TODAY which means K gets to see pictures of her new home, pets, toys, and FAMILY!  :) 

P.S.S.  t-shirts are still for sale, see previous blog post here for info.