Update...

I received an update today from our account manager at CWA.  Special thanks to Andre and his family for their generous donation!  We'd also like to thank Gloria and Melodie--all these hearts beating together for our son--and he doesn't even know it!  Can't WAIT for you all to see him!!!!!  
Love,
Shannon and Ron

Perfect Strangers...By Chance? Or of God?

To all our Walmart ticket purchasers:  THANK YOU!! Because of you and others like you, we are able to pay for our next step in the process!!!!!  Bless you!!!  Thank you Lord, for bringing these people-perfect strangers- and their hearts to us!


Also, Barbie, Matt, Chique Studio girls, Nancy Marchildon, Mary Welzenbach, and all their friends and family...THANK YOU!!!  Without you we wouldn't be this far!! I wish I could personally thank all of you, but I don't even know some of you!  That is SO encouraging!  And humbling!  


For those who didn't know, Ron and Alex have been standing outside of Walmart (with permission) for the past 2 days selling raffle tickets.  We have sold about 45 tickets out there.  They're only set-up from about 4-7 pm.  We have one more day, Wednesday to sell, so c'mon out and see us!!  


We have some other angels out there selling tickets who we haven't heard from yet.  Believe me, as we get their feedback we will be just as gracious and thankful! 


We are bringing home this boy!  This is coming to fruition quickly! ' Thank you' isn't enough.  It just isn't.  And you know what else?  We pray before everything we do.  God has been faithful to us!  How did it take me 42 years to really see the Lord at work in my life?  My eyes have been opened!  What seemed impossible will be here in months!  Praise God!!


Updates to follow....

Happy Birthday to Nick!

Nick turns 4 on Monday, but we had a little family party tonight.  I SO wish Chen Chen could've been there!  I wore a pin made of red and yellow ribbons symbolizing China's colors.  So, in spirit he was there.


This week has been uneventful as far as the adoption goes.  Really, my hands are tied until my home study is finished.  I did receive some medical forms from the agency in Chinese, which was cool.  The reason they gave them to me is because I am to take them to China for whatever reason...Still, it was cool to get them from UPS...makes it feel like it WILL eventually happen!  I can't wait!!!!!


I'll keep ya posted...