Our tickets arrived tonight!!!! We're flying out on Dec 12 -- just a little over 1 year since the whole process began. In black letters her Chinese name is printed on that ticket from Guangzhou to Los Angeles. It is hard to believe. Last March 2nd, an email arrived on what was just a regular Friday evening. It was the waiting child list from our agency with her picture. I got up from the computer, went to our bedside and cried. In the intervening months, there have been lots of tears. Now the tears are tears of joy...for her and for us. The wait is almost over.
For Thanksgiving, we went to the beach to mark the holiday and make a final memory together before Jen's arrival. We drew a big heart in the sand with her Chinese name and the words in pinyin "wo men ai ni" which is "we love you". The tide washed away those words but nothing will ever wash away the love we feel for this child across the sea. To our precious Jen Hope: we love you so very much and hope that someday you will understand that God moved heaven and earth to bring us together
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Steven & Kristy,
Did you ever dream that a email on a "regular Friday evening" would change your lives forever? It was an email on a "regular Monday afternoon" when I saw Teddi's face for the very first time. Suddenly a "regular" day, becomes one you will never, ever forget! God is amazing! I love the heart in the sand, precious memories made . . . many more to come!
Counting with you!
Love,
Tina
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