Trip to Cincinnati....Accomplished....Again!!!

Today was another step forward to our precious JennaBeth (EmmaKate?) and I am happy to report that it went well. Tim, Rachel and I made yet another trip to the USCIS office in Cincinnati this morning to update our fingerprints again! I believe this was either our third or fourth trip for fingerprinting. And it was a peaceful and uneventful day!

Our appointments were at 10 am (Tim) and 11 am (Rachel and me). But we were all walking out of the USCIS office around 10:15 am...all finished! Yay! We didn't get lost going into the city. We didn't get lost leaving the city. It was a great day. We even had some good conversation with security guards at the Federal Building as well as one of the workers in the USCIS office. So we considered it a very productive and peaceful step toward our baby girl/s.

It never ceases to amaze me how God continues to take care of each step of this journey. There are always people who help us along the way as we find offices, complete documents, update, update and update some more. It is obvious that we are never alone in our journey. Thank you, God!

We often are asked how much longer this process will take. The answer is always, "We don't know." But...we do know that we are much closer to traveling to China than ever before. Much can change in the timing, but it is our guess that we may be on our way to our baby girl/s sometime next spring or summer. We contacted the agency in March of 2006, applied to adopt in July of 2006, sent our Dossier in March of 2007 and were logged in on April 13, 2007. Technically, we began this journey over four years ago and have been logged in over 39 months. So another year of waiting seems much closer to us than when we first began. :) We know God's timing, design and plan are much better than our own. So we wait...and trust...and update...and pray...and know that it will be worth it all when our little one/s are in our arms...and in our family forever!

Thank you for your continued prayers, love and encouragement. Thank you for joyfully anticipating the announcement and arrival of our little Jenna Elizabeth *Chinese Name* Lorenz (JennaBeth)....and perhaps even our little Emma Katherine *Chinese Name* Lorenz, (EmmaKate) too. The journey has been long...much longer than we anticipated. But it continues to be a tremendous Journey of Blessings every step of the way. We thank God for this opportunity that only He could have orchestrated, directed, provided and allowed. And we thank each of you as you walk beside us.

Hold on, little one/s. We made another step toward you today. Oh, how we love you and miss you. Daddy, Mommy, Rachel and Micah are so eager to welcome you home. But for now, as always, you are loved and cherished deeply in our hearts. What a blessed day it will be when you are home with us...forever!
Cherishing another step,
Terri & family