C'mon Go VOTE & Prayer Request!

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Please go & vote for Max's mom Sira - so that she can have a wonderful wedding!  

Here's a link to Sira's blog 

Have a great day!   

Nn another note,  I don't want to say a specific person but a friend of mine could really use prayers right now,  I can't say her name on the public blog - but I'm sure God knows who I have in  mind and what her families situation is - could you please pray for her.   She is such a sweet gal and so supportive and I really look up to her (even though she's younger than I am - HA!)!  Thanks folks & have a great day! 

Lost Battery Charger...

Okay .. so usually I don't like to do negative posts! It's just that I'm very frustrated that I've lost the charger to my digital camera! I'm wondering where to go to replace it! My camera is less than a year old I bought it for myself as a birthday gift last January! How could I have lost the charger? I use that camera for so many things that I just can't believe I misplaced the charger some how! I guess I'll have to go to National Camera and Battery and see if they have a replacement that I can buy or order. My grandma IAR is coming to visit on Thursday for IV's birthday and then IV's birthday is on Wednesday so I definitley can't miss these major going ons! Well I hope that the holidays are all going wonderfully for all of you! Also on Wednesday Alivia (http://baby-story.blogspot.com/) is having surgery. So could you all keep her in your prayers! She is a sweet little one who was adopted from Russia as well. I'm hoping that since her surgery is on Wednesday IV's birthday it will bring little Alivia good luck. Also Alivia's mom Jeana - just posted Alivia's cute adorable Christmas pictures! Check them out! Have a wonderful day everyone!
Blessings -
Mandy
Update ... I just looked all through my truck because my sister suggested I check there and guess what ... no charger! Back to the drawing board on places to search!

Urgent Prayer Request!

Good Morning Everyone ....

One of my favorite blogs http://waitingforsophie.blogspot.com/ - it's a story about a little girl who was adopted from China Sophie Lu - her mom Shana has just gotten some horrible news from the doctors about Sophie's eyesight. I was hoping that everyone would be able to put little Sophie Lu and her family in their prayers because it's just so heart wrenching to hear that the little girl is legally blind and it may or may not be able to be corrected? So if you'd like to go and read what Sophie's mom Shana has posted here is the link http://waitingforsophie.blogspot.com/ - Thank you in advance for your thoughts for this adoptive family!

MandyJo

A Family from my church...

Happy Monday to all out in blogland ...

There is a family from my church in China right now traveling to pick up their little girl Zia. I would like to have everyone include this family in their prayers. The family is Kirk, Susie, Sophie, and baby Zia Wulf. I'm also including a link to their blog www.ziabellajourney.com. A few months back on the night that I had an appointment to talk to my pastor Ruth Ann about my adoption hopes - I'd gotten into town a little early and went to the church and Pastor Ruth Ann wasn't there yet so I thought to myself it's silly to drive home and then drive back - I'll run to the little bookstore and see if I can look for some books on adoption while I wait. Lo an behold I met Susie Wulf and she is so sweet and talked w/ me about adoption and adopting their daughter Sophie & about being in the process of adopting another baby from China. So I think it was meant to be that night that I happened into Susie's little bookstore so that we'd be able to talk about adoption and she would give me insight into her own experiences, while also giving me a little boost before my meeting with Pastor Ruth Ann. My meeting with the pastor went very well that night, but remembering that Susie was so sweet to me has always been another one of those signs that Adoption is in my future. Thanks for the prayers... MandyJo

P.S. I hit the 30 pound mark in my weight loss this morning. I'm so proud of myself now if I could only save money as quickly for my adoption as I'm loosing weight!