What a blessing! You are truly going to be blessed by Tarynn Lea Star. Your journey will seem long but the heavenly blessing from above will be worth the wait. Lance and Rachel I can tell you from experience "It is a dream come True". Our prayers will be with your family "all the way until she is grown". Love Aunt Nancy, Uncle Tom, Jesse, James, Chasity, Jennifer, Kobey, Charles, Thomas III, Krystal, Aerona, Crystal, Joseph, Kylee, Kayla, Shi Ann,Connor, Austin, Ann and Joe. Greetings from our dog Princess to your dog Duke. The Hill Family.
Hi! We are also a CCAI family. DTC 8/21/06....hoping to be logged in really soon! I enjoyed your website. Kim www.myadoptionwebsite.com/lydia
Hi All! I was just told of your website about your journey to get your little girl. I hope you the best! Love, Your cousin Christin
Hey, My name is Robin Martin and we are waiting for our referral from China. I was looking at your website and I LOVE the nursery especially the crib. I Would you mind telling me where you got it. I want to use Chreey in Lucy's room and your crib is simply beautiful. Thanks, Robin Martin the_martins93@yahoo.com
HI GUY'S, WEBSITE LOOKS GREAT. HOPE TOO SEE YOU ALL REAL SOON. LOVE, SHAWN AND BRIE AND BABY BRIIN...
Lance & Rachel, Sherry gave me the website today at lunch and I was very impressed by what I found! I hope your dreams of adopting Tarynn happen very soon for you! Sheryl Bradley
Congrats Rachel and Lance! What wonderful news! Little Miss Taylor, how long will it be before she can come home?? Ticia
Lance, Rachel, Tyler, and Trevor... What a blessing that you will soon have TWO beautiful girls in your family! We are so excited for you! I can't wait to return the babysitting favor and give some lovin' to Tarynn and Taylor. We will continue to keep you in our thoughts and prayers. May God have his hand in all of it and continue to bless you along the way! Love, The Antonucci Family Mike Shannon James Danny and Ryan
WOW!!!! I thought we worked fast in our house!! I am impressed.. How exciting for all of you! Blessings to you during both waits! We are getting close so I know what it feels like to be READY!! Best wishes from Minnesota! And, congratulations on beautiful Taylor!!! -Diana (Journey to Mei Mei, 10/24LID)
Hey Rach and Fam, Just thought I would say Hi! and let you know I'm keeping up w/ the site. I've been on a couple of times, but this is the first message I've left. hope all is well and congratulations on Taylor. How exciting!!!! Love and miss everyone, Angie
Dear Rachel, Lance, and Family, Your site was enjoyable. The pictures were great. We are so excited for you! You are achieving a dream I have had all my life - to adopt as many abandoned/needy little ones as possible from all over the world. Maybe with my next husband in my next life :) ... Congratulations and know that you will be in our prayers. Love, John and Coletta
Hello from Tennessee! I don't know you, but I have friends that are adopting a boy from Guatemala and have been researching websites for them. I stumbled upon yours and couldn't help becoming so interesting in your story. Your website is great and very informative - I will keep in mind what I have learned about China & Guatemala when my husband and I are ready to adopt ourselves! Thanks for inspiring a stranger!
I am so happy (and a little jealous) :-) of ya'll. (yes, I'm from Louisiana) Our LID for China is 9/29/06, so we may be traveling with you. We also have biological boys Conner (7) and Ben (3) but I have always "craved" a girl and this is the route that we have choosen! We are naming her Ava and she cannot get here fast enough. We are definitely staying logged in in China , but I am just now starting to poke around about other countries for a possible 2nd daughter. Not sure yet, but your story was amazing and a possitive blessing to read! Congratulations....and good luck! Angela & Skipper DeRouen
Hey Rachel and Lance!!! Denice Gustafson here! I was thinking about you guys and thought I'd check on your website...oh my gosh!!! Taylor is beautiful!!! I absolutely can't wait for you to go meet her! You guys are going to be SO blessed by these girls!! I can't even begin to tell you how blessed we are by our little Ana!!! We are SO excited for you guys!! Love ya! Denice (and Lance, Kyle, Ryan, Meg & Ana!)
Just browsing adoption blogs. We are also LID 9/19/06. Thinking of the using the name Teagan. Maybe we will see you in China
Hello! We were logged into China May 15, 2006. I am curious, as we wish to adopt two children also, and didn't think we could until we brought our first baby home. As you know China is very slow & we really don't want to wait. I would love to talk to you about how you are able to do both. My husband has been researching attorneys & we've been trying to find a way to make it all happen quicker. If you could give me any feedback it would be awesome! Please email me at cliette@woh.rr.com if you feel comfortable. You could also call me if that is better 937/667-0900. My name is Cheryl Liette. I am sooo excited after reading your info!
I love all the pictures of Taylor. I cannot wait to see you all again! Taylor is precious! Love, Billie and Rosemary
Hope you get the girls soon. Briin needs some chick friends :-) Love, Brie and Shawn Starmer
I love your webpage! We have 3 bio children and are starting the process to China. Guatemala has always been special to us as well! I love it that you are adopting from different countries! My prayers to you and your girls! God bless! Tracie Ward, Little Rock, AR
Lance, Rachel, Tyler, and Trevor, Thanks for writing me back, Rachel. We did not receive an e-mail from you with pictures. So, I've enjoyed looking through your website. We hope your trip was all that you wanted it to be. I have a bag of goodies for Taylor sitting right here beside me. Now all that needs to be done is taking it to the UPS Store for shipping. What size clothes is she wearing now? I bought her a 9 month size . . . hopefully that will work. I won't keep you any longer. Take care. Love you all, Uncle Keith and Aunt Jane
You are my favorite family to read about on here! Your children are beautiful! We hope to take the same path you have taken with China and Guatemala! God bless you and we pray for a quick referral for Tarynn! T. Ward, Little Rock, Ar
We are very excited for you all and the girls are just beautiful. Hope all is well and we plan on seeing you all soon. Love, Jeremy, Angi and Brelynn
CONGRATULATIONS: Lance, Rachel, Tyler, & Trevor on having a date to bring home your little Doll! How exciting and how eager you must be to know she will soon be coming home, and what better day than the 4th of July! It has been fun to follow your journey with your travels and pictures on this website. Love, Hugs, & Prayers, Aunt Sandy & Uncle Sam
Congratulations on bringing your daughter home! I have your site saved on my favorites. You are such an inspiration! I hope to follow in your footsteps! Congrats again on a beautiful family! Tracie in Arkansas
Hello, I can't believe I recognized you and only because of your story. My husband and I were your parenting class with IAN. We were the only other couple adopting from China and our LID is November 22, 2005. Congratulations on your first daughter, how exciting. We are only 8 LID's from our referral. Best Wishes! Lisa and Tony
My gosh, she is a beauty! Congratulations! I love her hair! Christie in Colorado
Congratulations on making it home with Taylor! She is absolutely gorgeous! Yours is my favorite site to keep up with! Thank you!!!! God Bless! Tracie, Little Rock, Arkansas
My daughter is interested in starting a second aption while logged in China. Can you tell me the name of your agency and if you had any problems doing two at a time. Your baby is beautiful! Susan meobryan@comcast.net
Congratulations! Welcome Home Taylor!!!
Hi, Let me introduce myself. I'm Freddie Remza, the author of a book that was recently published called "The Journey to Mei." It's a story told from a ten year old child's perspective as her family goes through the process to adopt a baby from China. I have found that many of the children's literature available on this topic is in the form of picture books for the younger child. This book is written for children ages 8 thru 12 and is meant to be another resource parents could use as their adopted daughter matures. It is also a book the child's siblings, cousins, neighbors, and friends can read not only to understand the adoption process, but to foster an appreciation for the Chinese culture and its traditions. You can check out my book on my website http://outskirtspress.com/thejourneytomei "The Journey to Mei" is available in both paperback and hardcopy on Amazon.com. Part of my research for this story took me to China for a month. I found this country to be especially intriguing and the people very friendly. It's my hope to spread what I learned and experienced on to others with hopes all of America's Chinese daughters are raised with the pride of knowing who they are. Hope all is well with your family and my congratulations! I am sure all the frustrations of waiting faded once you held your new baby! She certainly is an adorable child. Sincerely, Freddie Remza Author of "The Journey to Mei" Realistic Fiction for Children Ages 8-12 Click here: Outskirts Press Book Publishing Presents The Journey to Mei
Hello, I have been reading your site for awhile now. We are currently in the waiting period of adopting from China. We had originaly considered Guatemala. Could you please email me so that I can email you directly to get some more info about Guatemala adoption? I am still being drawn to Guatemala for some reason and I need to find out why Thanks Sherry Evans
Oh what a beautiful little angel girl!!! Congrats on both your girls! I know what it is like to want and then finally have a girl. My husband and I have 4 bio boys and finally have a Chinese princess. It is wonderful and so different. Prayers with you and your family as you continue your journey to Tarynn. Will you still be going the China route too? Oh I hope you do. Blessings, Becky www.babygirlbennett.blogspot.com
Hi Rachel, I am desperate to talk to you!! My husband and I just recently happened across Adopt A Miracle adoption agency and are considering a referral of a baby girl from Guatemala. Email me!! HOpefully you'll have read this before we make a final decision on this sweet baby. TAKe care and hope to hear from you soon. ~Rachel fiddlycat@yahoo.com
Hi Rachel and Lance...Sheri (Lance's cousin)here. I so enjoyed visiting this website and reading about the exciting journey your family has been on over the past few years. You are blessed to have two new daughters added to your already beautiful and thriving family. May the Lord continue to hold you in His hands as you continue on this path. May we family always support you along the way. Thanks for sharing prayer requests, as it helps me know how to focus my prayers for each of you. It's truly wonderful having a strong extended family bond. Exceedingly grateful to share in your joy... Sheri
Hi there- I can't find your email address or I would write you there. What are you guys going to do with this adoption now? I am thinking of you. Nicole
Website looks great! So excited for your family. Love you guys! Angela King and Family
Rachel, I have a post from our agency on how to help with the new news out of Guatemala. If you post it on your site I'm sure hundreds of people would help with letters and calls to both goverments. You can e-mail me at heubleina@hotmail.com and I'll pass it along. Praying for you, Heidi (journey to Lulu)