A lot of people always ask why I don't blog very much about whats going on with Jade and our hope of adopting her. I have wanted to, but I've been a little afraid. I guess I just wanted to see how things played out before I wrote anything. Just in case we had to give her up. With recent court hearings, it seems as though we will get to be her forever family!

Some of you already are aware, but I thought I would share the news with everyone else. We received our first batch of adoption paperwork in the mail last week. What's so exciting about paperwork? It means that we finally get to start the process of actually adopting Jade. We are finally heading down the path of permanency!

Bringing Jade home was amazing. And even though it was just short of five months ago, it seems like she's been ours forever. To be honest, I don't think my heart could handle it if she didn't get to be ours forever. Knowing that decisions have been made and Lord willing, we get to keep her- I'm amazed. We feel so blessed to have her. She is such an amazing littler girl and she has healed our hearts so much in the last few months. She is our world and we are so excited to see what God has in store for our little family.

Please be praying as we start the tedious process of adoption. A lot of work has to be done and there are many, many, many steps to take before anything can be finalized. Keep not only us, but her social workers as well, in your prayers over the next several months.

This is Jade when we first picked her up. April 1, 2008