This is a photo taken from the Vietnam Memorial looking at the Washington Memorial from our recent vist to Washington DC. It was a hot humid night and the ground was wet but it made for a beautiful photo. We hope you all had a great July 4th holiday.

We have some great news! After months and months of not moving on the waiting list, we have officially moved up one spot to #2. Our sweet Jaya is even closer to coming home and we have a renewed excitement. The name Jaya is Indian and means, "victorious" - we fell in love with both the name and meaning. We cannot wait to see what she looks like and to hold her in our arms. The hardest thing about the adoption process is waiting for God's timing. It is always perfect but it seems our flesh wants to get impatient. One thing we learned from Alysha's adoption is that He has a plan and it is perfect, we just have to walk it out and be patient.

"For a know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11