Legacy Send Off

We got our visas!

We packed up the weekend of Dec. 20th.

Our Send-Off from Legacy was Dec. 21st. The elders comissioned us and prayed over us.

Monday morning we had breakfast with Legacy to spend time with and say good-bye to our friends there.

Carol Brownlow

Debbie Dashner

Jim and Pat Collins

Falling Into Place

.....This week everything has "fallen into place." On Monday we drove to Memphis, shipped our boxes on Tuesday, and on Wednesday returned to Texas. Wednesday afternoon Corey received an email from our case worker at the Australian embassy in Washington, D.C., telling him that she was issuing our visa that day! We were very glad and a bit relieved, since our send-off is only a few days away. The visa will be sent by mail to the home of my parents in Lebanon, Tennessee. Thank you to everyone who has been praying about this matter on our behalf. We appreciate those prayers and the encouragement that we have received over the past few months from our friends at Legacy.

Visiting

.....It is beginning to feel like our time with Legacy is short. If everything goes as planned, our last Sunday with Legacy will be December 21. Because of this, we have been doing a lot of visiting. During the last week, we have had dinner with several families from the church. We also had a liason team brunch last Sunday in the home of Scott and Marsha Brown.

Liason Team brunch at the Brown's house

Emily with Sophia and Natalia, some of our cutest friends from Legacy

Thanksgiving Photos

We spent Thanksgiving in Lebanon, Tennessee with our family. Here are a few photos:

Emily's mom and dad, brother Nathan, and foster sister Necole

The whole clan

Emily's aunt and uncle- Becky and F.H. Gates

We have a lot to be thankful for!