Three Months

Great news! It's been three months since we submitted all of our documentation and we have just been awarded a $3,000 grant from Show Hope towards our adoption expenses!! Show Hope is Steven Curtis Chapman's foundation supporting international adoption. We got the letter in the mail this afternoon and we are so excited! This comes on the heels of the Emergency Nurses Association (www.ENA.org) national conference in Baltimore this past weekend where Abby's story was shared with thousands of emergency nurses from across the country who made the trip to attend the annual conference. We received an email yesterday from the nurse who coordinated with us last spring to get photos and information in preparation for her presentation on unexpected infant/child death. She said that the nurses were very moved by our story and that she will be mailing some responses to us about how it will change the practices of ER's around the country. Praise God!! Two great ways that God has used what we have been through to make a difference. And it always blesses us whenever Abby is remembered in a thoughtful way. Needless to say, we are feeling very thankful today and just wanted to share this great news!