Day 26!

Today it has been 26 days since our dossier was logged in.

Today we received our Letter Seeking Confirmation (LSC)/Letter of Approval (LOA) from China!

We were not expecting it this soon.  Twenty-six days is a really short time.  At first, when I got the call from our caseworker, I thought something was wrong.  I could not believe when she said she had received our approval.

The kids and I decided to go out for Chinese food to celebrate.  (We brought Tim lots of leftovers.)

Time to get busy on our I-800 paperwork and our care package.

Raffle Ticket

$5 to help an adoptive family with their raffle.

I am starting to blog about my donations, for my own information.

Drawn From Water

Today's charity.  I bought a t-shirt.  I would have donated more, but they did not have a link to donate via my preferred method.

LID

LID = log in date = China receives our dossier and puts a date on it = August 4th!

Now we are waiting for our Letter of Approval from China.  Praying for it to come quickly.

Gina

Giving

Giving, not as in presents, but as in giving to help others.

Until recently, this was unfortunately not a regular in our life.

Back in March, I decided to change things a bit.  You see, at work, I receive a portion of "tips" that are divided between employees.  It is not a large amount by any means.  But, I decided to save it all and see how much I had at the end of the month.  Turns out, these dollars add up.  I had around $100 that had been given to me by the generosity of folks who didn't even know me.  And, I didn't really need it.

Ever since, I have been giving it all away.  I've been donating to different causes, mostly online, but sometimes in person if the opportunity comes up. 

Yes, we should be donating more.  A lot more.  But this is my start.