Aren't you supposed to be in the air right now???

Well, ummm, yes, as a matter of fact.  That was the original plan that we had in mind when we woke up this morning.  However, American Airlines had an entirely different plan.  We were all set and ready to go, when of course they let us know that our plane had a "minor" maintenance issue that needed to be checked out.  Well, turns out it was two issues that turned into three issues...and also over 2 1/2 hours of delay.  We were holding out hope for as long as possible, and then we felt like it was time to throw in the towel and call the airline to see what our other options were.  Turns out, there weren't many options, and definitely no options today...boo!  This is the part where you can insert your best visual of me tearing up while on the phone with this poor customer service rep and passing the phone to my better half :) Thankfully, he resolved the situation, and we are now scheduled on a United flight out early tomorrow afternoon. 

The unfortunate part about this situation is we now will miss our time in Beijing...double boo!  We will now get off the plane in Beijing and have a two hour layover before boarding our domestic flight to Zhangjiajie.  I'm sure I will feel like a pageant queen getting off the plane there!  The great (and best) news about all of this is that it will not interfere with meeting our little man...we are still on schedule as far as that goes! 

So back to the airport.  Our bag (our one checked bag,) they told us is being automatically re-routed to tomorrow's flight.  Does this freak me out?  Ummm yes, considering that it is somewhere in O'Hare, and I'm hoping it's safe.  There is nothing critical in it, just a whole bunch of food and gifts for government officials...you know ;)  So since we realized we didn't need to hang around for our bag, we had to walk to get on the hotel shuttle.  Well wouldn't you know, just as we were walking up to where the shuttle was, the dude starts pulling away.  Umm no...that was NOT going to be happening today!  So what did I do?  What any other crazed momma would do.  I ran after the shuttle, waving my arms like a crazy woman, pounding on the side of the van.  Wish you had a video of that one, don't you?  I think for a moment, the mister was trying to pretend we weren't together, (but secretly, I think deep down he was proud of me!)  We caught the shuttle, grabbed a bite at the hotel, and now are in our room, debating pulling an all nighter, just so we can sleep on the flight tomorrow, (which is during the night on China time.)  We'll see how that works out for us!

After I finished freaking out and had time to process what the new plan was for us, the song, "Never Once," by Matt Redman came into my mind. 

Kneeling on this battle ground
Seeing just how much You’ve done
Knowing every victory
Was Your power in us

Scars and struggles on the way
But with joy our hearts can say
Yes, our hearts can say

Never once did we ever walk alone
Never once did You leave us on our own
You are faithful, God, You are faithful

God has been 1000% faithful beyond probably what we could've ever asked or imagined during this journey, so why would I ever doubt His perfect plan?  Well maybe because I'm human, and that's what we do :)  We are resting in His timing and His plan, knowing that it will lead us to those sweet little cheeks that we've been staring at for the past 12 months!  Thanks to all of your for your continued prayers and encouragement!  We have such awesome friends and family!!  Hopefully the next time I write, it will be from CHINA!!!