On our way!

Ok, SO it has been almost two years since I have been on here! I would like blog more but not sure if its worth my time if no one reads it. And life with toddlers to teenagers is just busy!!! So yes, Noelle has been home almost two years now. We took last year "off" from going to China :) Hard to believe we are on this journey again! We have a few hour layover in LA, preparing for our 14 hour flight to Shanghai. Rod went to Shanghai in 1988, (yes he is old!) to run with his school. That began his love affair with China. He has always wanted to go back. The last two times we have been to China we just didn't have the time or money to go to Shanghai. So during the paperwork journey I just thought I would pray that our new daughter could just "happen" to be from Shanghai. And she is! We are very excited to spend a few days in this great city! Sunday have have free so we are hoping to explore a bit. We will be staying on the Bund, so you can look that up and see the area we will be staying. This time Austin, our almost 15 year old son is joining us. He has a blog also which is austinchinatrip.blogspot.com Naomi really wanted to go again, hopefully someday! It is hard to leave 4 kids behind! Especially pray for our little ones as we are away for two weeks, and for those caring for them! Our new daughter is 4, she will be 5 the end of August. She had heart surgery almost a year ago for TOF. They have told us she is no longer on any medication and this condition doesn't usually require more surgeries, sometimes a repair as a young adult. Her name is Bethany Grace Jiang Lan. I don't think I have totally wrapped my mind around that I will have 4 kids age 6 and under! Please pray for health and rest, I only slept about two hours last night, for us and for our kids and caregivers at home. Pray that God continues to prepare Bethany's heart for us when we pick her up Monday morning. We are looking forward to meeting new friends, a few who I already have connected with on FB. We are still in touch with people we met when we brought Caleb home almost 4 years ago. This journey really binds you together like no other! This journey so far has been about trusting and obeying God even when its hard! We really appreciate your prayers!