Yesterday we received an "On Deck" e-mail from our Agency! After long months of waiting and discouragement at the continued extended wait times, we are finally getting very excited. I doubt out LID will come up in the March referrals, but we're hopeful that April or May will bring our news. The tunnel now has a bright light at the end!

It's just over two years now that our paperwork was logged in at the CCAA (January 13, 2006). As of today the CCAA has referred children through December 19, 2005. Based on the last few months referrals of getting through just 5 or 6 days per month, it may yet be several months before we see our referral. We are so looking forward to it!

In November and December our family had the opportunity to participate in a music missions trip to Bordeaux, France. Below is a picture we took as we travelled to the coast for some sightseeing. It was a terrific experience, and you can read the details on our blog at musicalheirs.blogspot.com.