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WE ARE
TRULY BLESSED!
Think back three years ago…we sent out letters to family and
friends asking for a quilt square and a good wish for our
daughter that we were adopting from China. Well…Jen's mom got
the beautiful quilt done two years ago! It has been on Addison's
bed waiting for her to come home! It is finally time for Addison
to join us, and her many good wishes!
For thirty-three months we have faithfully waited for God to
reveal the little girl that he has chosen for our family. It's
amazing how time has gone incredibly slow as we wait. Yet, it
zooms by and we can't believe that time has come for us to
become a family. In a couple of months we will have our sweet
little daughter in our arms.
God has allowed our hearts to be open to Addison. He has allowed
us to share our story with family and friends, and has
introduced us to amazing people with incredible faith!
Jen received the referral phone call on December 11th. She was
working with one of her students on a 6th grade math test. The
test was on adding and subtracting fractions. Something that Jen
normally can do! Thank goodness the student understood what he
was doing because Jen was no help to him after she got off the
phone!
The night after the phone call the most marvelous sense of hope
came over us. Spoken through a friend. “I know that this is
right. This is where you are suppose to be, a mommy, a daddy, a
wife, a husband, a friend, and a believer, God is truly good!”
Jen and I went to Willmar to pick up Addison's referral packet
on December 12th. The second we opened “the UPS envelope”, our
hearts melted!
Here is
what we know about Addison:
Her Chinese name is Ye Gui Shu
Her Birthday is March 24, 2008
She is living at The Social Welfare Institute of Xingye
County
Health Information (as of 9/05/08) states that she weights
15 lbs, and all of her development is normal.
At 6 months the welfare institute reported that Addison is
a moderate sleeper, likes to suck her fingers. She is able
to hold her head up while lying on her stomach, and also
roll from her back to her stomach. Addison is quick with a
smile, knows her name, and laughs out loud. They also
reported that she is close to her caretaker.
Thank you to our family and friends for supporting us, and
having faith that this day really would come! We are
excited about our upcoming travel to China, and hope that
we will be there by the end of March! Thank you for
following along with us on our journey of a lifetime. |
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Our Beautiful Little Blessing
Henry is going to enjoy giving those cheeks lots of kisses
Check out that hair!
This is what Jen was welcomed back to school with! |
