Dossier update....more opportunities for FAITH!

The Assistant Stork received our dossier yesterday! They will be taking it to the US Secretary of State and then the Ethiopian Embassy in the next week. This is becoming even more REAL.

We took a BIG STEP OF FAITH and mailed out a check for the $4,000 today. We know God will provide for our next BIG set of fees. He has been so faithful - and this is definitely a process of learning to trust, be good stewards, exhibit humility, accept help, work hard, and the list goes on and on. It's funny....I wrote that check today without a hint of hesitation, and Ipraise the Lord for that! I'm not naive enough to think that this means I can cross the lesson of trusting in the Lord off of my "to-do" list, but I am so excited and thankful to see that He is allowing me to grow in this area and that maybe I'm getting a little better about submitting.

"Lord, grant me the grace to continue in obedience and trust as we move forward in this process. There is so much ahead, but you are a GOOD God with a GOOD plan. Help me, by your Spirit, to continue to walk in faith and rely solely on You."

Our agency said that once they receive the check we'll be placed on the official waiting list! I'm hoping for the end of next week. I told Ben that God has some pretty amazing timing (and maybe a little bit comical too). We should also find out next weekend if Ben will officially be the next Youth Pastor at Lake Ridge. BIG weekend for us!

We are going to end our current t-shirt fundraiser with

Adoption Bug on March 1st. We are going to need some of those funds pretty soon, and they cut us a check after the entire fundraiser is complete. It's possible we'll sell t-shirts through them again later if that is an option. If you would like to

purchase a t-shirt from us, please go directly to our store. The t-shirts are SO comfy! They can run a tad small, so keep that in mind when ordering (especially if you are purchasing the fitted tee style). We appreciate everyone who has ordered t-shirts from us so far! You guys are AWESOME!

You can also still purchase coffee (and other fun goodies) from our Just Love Coffee store. W

e're hoping to have another fun and creative fundraiser this Spring, so we'll keep you

posted! Thank you guys! We love you!!!