Follow Up on "Are You Her Mommy?"

I spoke with A's teacher this afternoon about the subject of adoption. I asked her if she had any books on the subject that she could share with the class. She said that she has several books and that she could read them to the class on Friday. That gives me time to talk to A and make sure that she is comfortable with it. Please pray that all goes well and the children are not unkind to A for any reason.

Two Years Ago Today. . .

It has now been two years since that wonderful day in a far away land when we were united with A. It seems as though A has always been with us, so to stop and think that it has only been two years seems kind of strange.

I am so thankful that God chose us to be A's family. I don't think that we did anything "special" to be "chosen". . . we were faithful!! Faithful we would somehow make it through the 2 year process of adoption. Faithful we would be able to handle the expenses of adoption. Faithful when we would get so discouraged about the wait. Faithful when referrals would come in and A was not among them that God was with us. Faithful that we could welcome this child into our home and family and love her like we love our other children. Faithful that no matter what this child had been through in her first 3 1/2 years of life God would help her heal.

We have been so blessed by this one small child.

June 4, 2008.

A fit right in with our family from the start. She adapted very quickly. We did battle the occasional night terror throughout the first year together, but now those are no longer an issue.

June 4, 2007

Our first day with our little Wu, Miao Qiu, now A. She was so scared and unsure of what was going on. It broke my heart to see this beautiful child that God set aside just for us be so scared.

Love It!!

I was visiting Gwen's blog and saw these shirts that she is selling to raise money for her family's adoptions. I decided that I just had to have one. . . and I LOVE IT!! I just got it in the mail today and I can't wait to wear it.
Go on over and check out the Oatsvall Village. She has other items as well as this shirt.

Conversations with A

Today on the way home from gymnastics A was talking about how many children she wanted to have when she was all grown up. She said that she wanted one boy and two girls. Then out of the blue she asked me if she had to adopt them.
A has heard us talk about adoption before, but she never really asks questions about it or talks about it herself so she kind of took me off guard.
I told her no, she did not have to adopt her children unless she wanted to. She then told me that she wanted to adopt two girls. I told her that was great if that was what she wanted. She really didn't say anything else so I let it go at that. I figured that when she is ready to talk more about adoption she will.

What Would You Do??? This Family Needs Your Help!!

What would you do if the Lord led you to China to adopt a daughter and you found out that the child you were bringing into your family had two brothers that were being left in China? Wouldn't you do everything you could to bring these boys home with you?
Please go to this blog and read their story. If you feel led to help this family please do, but please pray for them and the boys who are still in China. Also, please share their story with others who may feel led to help.

Just a MINute Mom

Mixed Emotions

As A is preparing to turn 5 on Friday, I am feeling so many emotions. The two that I can express the easiest are Excitement and Sadness. Excitement because she will be five and she is looking forward to her birthday so much. Sadness because I am reminded of the time she was not with us.

I have posted a few pictures from A's time in the Wuzhou SWI. These pictures were a few of the ones we received in the memory books from Half the Sky.