Adoption approved in Taiwan!!!

We received word last night that our case was heard in Taiwan and our adoption has been approved!!!  Joy is now officially Joy Hsin Yi Dwyer! 
It is so surreal to announce your new child, a child that you have never met.  God placed her in our heart over a year ago, and now Taiwan is placing her in our home.  Wow!
We have not received our travel approval yet, but are told it may be as soon as March! Yikes!!!  We are still working on paying the remaining agency fee and now have to pay for travel!  ( stay tuned for an awesome raffle we are working on :) 
Oh my, we still have to paint the girls' room! lol
Praise God!  and praying for provision.

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Praying for provision for both of our families to bring home our sweet daughtes Faith and Joy!

Merry Christmas!
Tammy

We skyped with Joy!!!

How cool is that? Part of the Taiwan court's requirement is skype time with your child! The camera in Taiwan was awful so we really only saw sillohuetes but they could see us perfectly. Joy has been practicing her English and told us in English all the things she loves (pizza, cookies, hot dogs, chocolate, ice cream, puppies, running, yellow, cookies) lol. She then showed us how quickly she can put together a rubic's cube! ok, I have never put one together! lol But now Min wants one so she can practice (hmmm, I see a little competitiveness starting).

The SW who did all the interpreting told us that Joy will have to testify in court on Friday about our skype session. I asked Joy if she was nervous and she said "No, I want to be adopted!" Praise the Lord!!!!

I told her I loved her and in a very soft little voice I heard "I love you"! WOW!

We are in Court!

We just got word that our dossier is being reviewed in court! We are still waiting for our I600a and are still fundraising! Please help us bring Joy home! We are getting close... :)

SOAP FUNDRAISER!!! Get clean and bring Joy Home!

One thing for sure, everybody needs soap! lol  So with this in mind, we are starting a soap fundraiser!  Our family has used this soap for the past year (we purchased thru another adoption fundraiser) and we LOVE IT!  (Think Christmas Gifts!!!)

Goat Milk Stuff is a wonderful product made "by hand" by the Jonas family.  They have graciously offered to help us bring Joy home!  For every bar you purchase, we receive half the price towards Joy's fundraiser.  Thank you Jonas family!!!!

Hand made organic goat milk soap that is soooo creamy with delicious scents and lots of bubbles!   Goat milk soap is wonderful for all skin types and safe for babies. Many testimonals state with use of goat milk soap, for dry skin, sensitive skin, eczema, psoriasis, acne, or rosacea report have given them the first relief they’ve had in years. 

The bars are cut to weight between 5 - 6 ounces, cured for 6 weeks, and will come in a 4" x 6" cotton bag, hand stamped with the scent.  These soaps are VERY long lasting!    We will be selling the following scents: ($6 each except where noted)

 Think "CHRISTMAS GIFTS!"

(Top 3 most popular scents)

Oatmeal & Honey  (warm and sweet!)

Black Rasberry (yummy!)

Honeysuckle (sweet honeysuckle with hint of Jasmine)

Purity (no fragance for those with dry-sensitive skin, excema) great for babies

Pink Sugary (wonderful sweetness)

Ocean (beautiful bar with clean scent)

Nautical (masculine scent that women love!)

Luv Spell (citrus & florals)

Lavendar (made with lavendar essential oil! another favorite!)

Clean Cotton (fresh & clean!)

Ingredients: Raw goat milk; Saponified natural fats, coconut oil, soy bean oil; Natural color, Fragrance. (some include essential oil)

*How to Pay: Please don't pay until you receive confirmation that your emailed order has been received(see above). I except Paypal, check or cash orders. For your convenience we added a Chip-In "Donate" button to the right sidebar to pay for your order. Please add shipping charges below. Local orders can be picked up.

Email me:   Radioflyertt@yahoo.com

All orders will be shipped USPS priority mail.  Shipping Charges are as follows:

1 bar of soap $3.50
2 - 7 bars of soap - $6.00

8 - 36 bars of soap -  Only $12

school has started!

Well school has officially started and we are all off and running!  Hannah is going to a private christian school this year where she will also be in dual-enrollment with our local college.  My baby is growing up sooo fast!  The remaining crew are in homeschool again with the most awesome co-op "Explorer's of the Truth."   And in addition to homeschooling, prn nursing, etc., etc., I am teaching Marine Biology to the high school and Swimming Creatures to K-4 graders!  We had our first field trip and had approx 50 kids snorkeling at a marine park!  We were blessed to have marine biologists on board to give us a lesson on sharks and theimportance of our water environment.  Waaay cool!  This Friday we are attending another great field trip to Dauphin Island Marine Lab!  I hope to be adding fun pics!!!

We love our water sports!

Our dossier is near completion to be sent to Taiwan for court approval. (We received orphanage approval a few months ago)  So, this means I really need to step up the fundraising! Ugh!   Never having done this before, I can tell you it is a real challenge.  Any ideas appreciated :)

Josiah is 4!

In 2007, a very emaciated baby boy, approx 2 mos of age, was found on the road side in Ethiopia.  A kind person picked him up and brought him to the nearest orphanage for care.  That orphanage turned him away so he was put on a bus that was traveling 4 hrs away to another orphanage, Kidane Mihret "KM."    KM is run but two AWESOME nuns from Malta. Sister Lugardta (the one in charge) has a policyt, she will never turn away a child.  Thank God!  as this little baby was near death.  11/2008 I traveled to Ethiopia and adopted this sweet baby boy.  When I spoke to his caregivers, they told me that Josiah was one of the skinniest babies they had ever received and they had feared the worse.  With diligent care and lots of love, this baby boy is now 4 yrs old and the love of our family.

Happy Birthday Big Boy!