What's New Pussy Cat?

So, everyone has been asking if anything is new in our wait to get Lynleigh Ren. As always in adoption, not much! We are now coming in on the final stages of the adoption and of course it's a big waiting game!

I can tell you that God is working his tail off! I know this is a huge contrast from my cry baby posts that He's not listening. But as always...HE knows best! First of all, I called yesterday to the NBC (has to do with her visa) and it was in the building. The good news on that is our officer only needs to sign off on it and he was optimistic that it would be completed by today. We agreed that I could call and check on it tomorrow...so that is my first task of the day!

After it leaves his hands, it heads on over to the NVC. They blah, blah, blah (I have no idea!) with it and then they will send us an email saying it's on its way to China! Once it's there, we wait on Article 5 (what ever that is) and THEN we wait on our traval arrangements and Consulate appointment date. I don't know if you noticed the common word here it WAIT.

So, on to the cool God things that are happening. First of all, when we started praying about finances for this, my friend Sarita said pray BIG! Now, that felt a little selfish but I did it because she said to and she has crazy miracles happen to her daily! God laid it on my heart that we would be debt free doing this. Is that hard to trust....heck yea! But if HE says it then it will happen, right? So, anyway, something is in the works on our travel that I can't really post right now but once we get there, God has something Big planned!
Normally, adoptive familys stay here...

This is the White Swan and it's located in Guangzhou. This is the last leg of the trip and it's where you get the medical check and sign the final paper work. They have the famous "red couch" that ALL Chinese adoptees seem to get their picture taken on and I recently learned it would be shut down for renovation on August 1st. BOO! I really wanted to stay there. But wouldn't you know it...God has something better planned!
Instead, we will be staying here....

This is the China Hotel....it's a Marriot...guess what...my dad travels for his work and sometimes stays at a Marriot. What does that mean? Oh, I'll tell you! It means that God has been working this out all along so that we would get our hotel paid for! Oh yeah! My dad has enough point for Marriot that we will stay there for five nights for....are you listening...FREE! Yes, I said it! I said it! I said it because I can! Sorry, lame insert of song lyrics! Look at this place! It has a Starbucks in the lobby and and 24 hour McDonald's next door! What more could a girl ask for, right?
So, that's what's new pussy cat...sorry another lame quote (thanks Steve Martin from Father of the Bride)!

Oh...and my girlfriends are throwing me a shower in two weeks. It's like I'm really having a baby! It's so real! I'm sure I'll post all about that WITH pictures!