God is so Good!

I keep telling myself that I am going to blog every week but before I know it the month is over already. I can't believe January is over! Well alot has happened in the Wilson family this month, so let me fill you in.

At the first of January we recieved our official copy of our homestudy! It was such a great feeling to have that in hand. As soon as we had our homestudy we started applying for grants to help us finance our adoption. We also sent off our applicaion to Celebrate Children International which is the adoption agency we are working with. We also got our finger prints taken for our I600A, which I'm still not 100% I could explain what exactly that is! I hope by the end of this whole process I will.

Here are the pics from our day getting finger printed. It was quite an experience. We were just glad it was for good reasons.

Just this past week we recieved great news! Lifesong for Orphan is helping us with a fundraising project called BothHands and they gave us a matching grant!!!! Praise God! Both Hands is an awesome fundraising project where you work on a widows house and raise money to bring home an orphan. We are hoping to start this project very soon! We can't wait to see what God has in store.

Today was another milestone! We offically completed our dossier, which is the big 48 page stack of papers to send off to our government and the Ethiopian government, so that we can get our referral. I can not wait to see our little guy's face. I know God has hand picked Isaiah for our family and I am so excited to see him! Continue to pray that this whole process goes smoothly and we can bring our son home soon.

Oh one last thing about adoption! I am having a Gold Party on February 18th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This party is great because everybody wins. You bring your old gold jewelry and get cash when you leave. Plus you help us raise money to bring our son home. So please come to my sister-in-law's house, Wendy, at 421 Colonial Terrace next Thrusday, February 18th and help us reach our goal. Thanks!!

Now to update you on the other adventure in our life, Challenge House! Today is a great day because the framers are at the house, building stairs, framing the upstairs and getting ready to fix the roof! It is starting to look like a house again! We have had so many awesome people donate time, labor, and materials for this house. We are continually amazed at how God always provides at just the right time. If you would like to get involved please email me at paigenicole32@yahoo.com .

Well I think that's all the news I have for today! Here is a picture of my Gracie girl, and our first attempt at pigtails! Hopefully it will make you smile.