Autumn Is Arriving August 24th!

I'm not sleeping much the past few nights. I'm so excited that I cannot be still! On Tuesday, August 8th our family departs for China to bring our beloved daughter, Qiu Yun (Autumn), home.
As you may know, Autumn is 13. Our friend Troy VanLiere was on a trip with the Christian group Newsong in November when he met her. He and the guys in the group fell in love with her immediately. Here are a few quick pictures of their meeting. (Jian, from Holt International is touching her face in comfort in one. The Carswell's, founders of Newsong, pose with her in the other.)
We can't wait to have pictures of our family with her on this blog very soon! We'll be meeting and receiving her into our family on Sunday, August 12th at 4:00 p.m. (China) which will be 4:00am here (US).
We hope to update everyone on our happenings while we are there so stay posted for exciting photos and news!