Hello Everyone-

First few days in China. sightseeing and anxiously awaiting our "Gotcha Day".

Our first "tubby". Gracie loves bath time!

After "tubby time" Gracie and Dad watch a few cartoons. The little kid and the big kid!

We had a busy day getting paperwork signed and getting one step closer to making her legally ours. I love rocking her and having her fall asleep in my arms. What and angel!!!!

Getting ready for our first sight seeing day! She had a great time and is such a  character!

Her daddy decided to introduce her to McDonald's..Her first fast food!  She LOVES french fries!!!!

We are so glad to share with you the newest pics of our precious baby girl, Gracie Lou Weeks. We are home and loving every minute of being with her and bonding with her. She is a love, an absolute joy and we are so crazy about her.......It is funny, many have asked if the love I have for her is the same as it is with my boys. While I have an incredible crazy love for my boys, I have the same love and and then some for her. Its a love in knowing that I have been so amazingly blessed by the Lord because of our obedience in doing what He called us to do five years ago. It is hard to explain how deep my love for this precious little girl is. We thought that we were simply being obedient to God's plan years ago and our obedience has produced a even greater blessing for us. So many thought we were crazy because our boys were almost grown and we were hitting our 40's. There were times we thought we had lost our minds as well. However, we were certain that God had told us to do this so we had to be obedient. Now we see that He wanted to blessed us in a way that we would have never fathom. WOW! what a journey it has been and we can't wait to see how God uses this precious life to glorify Him. We will have the video completed soon so you can see our adoption journey and the "gotcha day". That is the day we actually met Gracie for the first time. From the minute we met, she has taken to us and loved us as much as we love her. It was like she was always with us. She loves music like Drew, she is smart like Dustin, she's a "ham" like her mommy, and a deep thinker like her daddy.....If you haven't met her yet, I can't wait for you to.. You will fall in love with her as we have and your life will be changed because you will see the love of the Lord all over her little face. Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us as we have walked through this journey. We love you and appreciate your prayers and your friendship.
Enjoy the pics. Video coming soon!

Love ya!
Ginger

China Here We Come!

I can't believe this week has finally arrived! God is amazing and perfect in His timing! We leave on Thursday to begin our journey in getting sweet Gracie..... We will arrive in Bejing, China on Friday March 25th, do some sight seeing Saturday and Sunday, then Monday March 28th is our "Gotcha Day"......This is the day we meet Gracie for the first time!!! Wow! I can't believe it is finally here.  We will blog each day so you will know where we are, what is going on with us and so you can see our beautiful daughter.... Please keep us in your prayers as we meet her and bond with her. This is often a very traumatic and difficult adjustment for children coming from the orphanage as they leave all they have known. We know God is preparing her little heart even now to quickly bond with us and feel the incredible love we already have for her......We are so thankful for your prayers, the sweet cards we have received this week and for your friendship. We are so blessed to have so many sweet friends and family who have been an incredible source of encouragement as we walk through this new season of our lives. Love ya'll and can't wait to introduce you to Gracie Lou Weeks! See you soon!

Blessings,
Ginger

Travel Time for China Just around the corner!

Sweet friends and family-

I am beyond excited to tell you that we are cleared and approved for adoption in China! We receive the last approval item yesterday and are now waiting for our exact travel date. From what we were told of our agency yesterday, it looks like our departure date will be March 3rd. I cant believe we are actually so close to bringing this precious baby girl home where she will be loved beyond what she could ever fathom and see how much God loves her. As I was processing the incredible news yesterday, I could not move past how much God loves us so..... He saved us with His amazing and indescribable love. This little girl is going to know the love of two parents and brothers who love her, but more than that, she will know the depth of her Heavenly Father's love......
I have been studying Colossians 3 this week and was moved to uncontrollable tears this morning as I thought about how much God loves us. Do we really fathom how deep the love is that He has for us? I don't think we do. If we did, it would cause us to be on our faces more and give praise constantly for the understanding of what we have been saved from..... WOW!!!! Our churches would be full, our hands would be lifted in pure uncontainable praise and genuine worship. We wouldn't have to say we are Christians, it would be evident and it would be contagious. The world would be so hungry to have the love that we have been so wonderfully blessed with........I cant wait to teach this precious little gift called "Gracie" about this love that is far greater than the love we have for her. I am humbled and grateful for the calling and assignment God has entrusted us with......
Thank you all for your past and continued prayers as we make final arrangements for travel and finally bring her home....We are confident that God is at work to provide the last portions we need to go and are so appreciative to all of you who have blessed us with your precious gifts........ God is AMAZING!  He is all we ever will need and greater than we will fully understand....Love ya'll and am grateful for you.

Blessings,
Ginger