This weekend went by in a blur of activity as we prepare to leave on Friday morning.  Lots to be done, lots of arraignments to be made, lots of stress!  Every day seems filled with something else that can take away your joy.  Brittany has been feeling it also.  The last two days have been rough on her.  She has felt a lot of emotion and some fear about the entire process, especially about being sick on the flights like last time.  They prayed for her specifically about this on Sunday at church, but she still has been battling her emotions and the last two nights has ended up crying and going to sleep in our bed.  This morning she actually got mad at Kelly for school work, and I can probably count on two hands the number of times Brittany has been mad.  She even joked with us later today that the “mad” Brittany showed up this morning, but the “regular” Brittany was back.

Anyway, tonight I put her down in our bed and went downstairs for awhile.  Below is the message Kelly found beside our bed:

I don’t know if everyone who reads this believes in God or not, but I can tell you that I believe there is an aspect of spiritual battle when it comes to international adoptions.  Call me kookie if you want, but this is the third time around and I do believe that “someone” doesn’t want these kids to leave their home country and be loved here in the US.  This place isn’t perfect, but I DO believe their lives will be better for being here.

Hopefully I will have a chance to update this later in the week before we leave.  If not, I will post from China.  Thank you for all of your prayers.

Cameron