Red Thread Journey..."An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstances. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break." Chinese Proverb


This is the story of our family: Our son Jacob, born to us 12 years ago, and Our daughter Kira (2005~2006), whom was born to us~ and now she rests in heaven before us, with my husband's eldest daughter Shelby (1990~2011). They have all three blessed our lives and souls, in many ways as their humbled parents. They have powerfully lead us through GOD'S hand to be parents of more; through their love, memory, and with the help of adoption from China. We have now come complete circle and have finished our journey to family forever, to adopt our 3...uhhhhh now 4th...no... it is our 5th beloved child from China. Our first China daughter; Hannah was from Guangdong, China ~ in 2008 and we then returned to China in late 2009 to adopt Our oldest son; Scott and Our oldest daughter; Athena, both from Henan, China ~ in 2009. We just finished the process of adopting our youngest daughter; Bella from China, she was also from Henan, China ~ in 2011. At the same time we were blessed to be able to have found another waiting daughter; Deanna, our 4th china daughter, and she is our 5th child from China. She is from Guangdong, China--same as our first China daughter; Hannah (2008) --& the story behind Deanna joining us is way too long to print it all here, but our circle of forever family is complete with her ~in 2011. {Here is just an exerpt of that special final adoption journey}-- Deanna is our 1st adopted daughter's foster sister from Guangdong, China. She is now the same age as our 1st adopted daughter was when we were first united as a forever family. Deanna's Chinese name means: 'perfect, precious circle'.} Our family circle is now complete. Pray with us as we enjoy parenthood, and as we continue to rejoice in the trials, triumphs, and blessings that have lead us each time halfway around the world to add to our cherished family. This is our family we share with you, as friends and family alike.


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Sunday, July 6, 2008

Photoless day...(James blog)

Ok, I forgot to put the chip back in the camera after downloading the last batch of pictures. So the camera could only take 9 pictures without the chip. I also forgot to bring the cord to transfer the photos from the camera to the computer. :( (who knew we would need it, for a measly 9 pictures.)
Soooo, I'll just have to explain our day to you, without the living color. Let me start by saying we only have 3 major highlights to the day; taking a shower, eating breakfast and getting e-mails from people. Of course family time is a highlight, but we are getting bored. We've really slowed down on the paperwork end, so not much to do until Wednesday! It's like being in prison with a bag of plain potato chips... boring!
The only exciting thing to happen yesterday was at a downtown KFC. The staff had someone move from their table so we could sit at it instead. The restaurant was very busy & the lobby was full. We got a few mean looks from everyone like "oh, rich americans" made us lose our seats. I was hoping for a riot to break up our day... but no such luck. The restaurant has a guard and a lobby attendant patroling. It is their custom to have patrons move over & sit at a table that is only big enough for their party. So if you are a family of two at a four seater, then you must move.
Hannah has been fitting in like she was born to us, like she was always a "Hunsucker"! She is quiet, polite, shy "around strangers";(wait to till you get to know her, she is a real ham)LOL, she is respectful and a good listener... and of course crazy~wild with no shame of making a fool out of herself, LOL. Everyday she wakes with a smile, and says "Good Morning!". She understands a lot of English and speaks about 25 English words. Her main language is Cantonese, but she does understand Mandarin as well. She is very smart and attentive. She also loves to eat, hopefully that will slow down as we get her home and she has a more wide open place to play and explore.

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