Blessed Day

Tomorrow January 16th we will be celebrating Khloei's Birthday. I sit and look at her and all she has been through in short life. I am comforted that God kept her safe and loved till he could unit us as a family. We will also be celebrating and rejoicing as my oldest who is 19 has decided to be water baptized. What a glorious Day January 16th will be. Thank you God for my wonderful family.

New Year Blessings!

I was recently able to have some news paper article translated. These articles were given to me by the orphanage director. He told they were about Khloei. After having them translated i learned more than I thought possible about her past. I learned she was abandon, then found and kept for sometime by a family. She was then abandon again because they could not agree on keeping her. She was then almost adopted by a Chinese couple who could not have children. Sometime in July of 2008 she was sent to the Quanzhou Orphanage. After that I think I know her story. What I want to know is if her sponsor family knows anything else about her past. I know Khloei had a sponsor family that was also trying to adopt her. I would love to know all I can about Khloei's past. I know one day this information will be very important to her. I would like to be able to answer all her questions. I know that is not possible, but I would love to be able to answer as many as possible for her. It was such a blessing to have the articles translated.

Ready for Christmas Eve Service

Thnaksgiving Blessings!

One year ago today...I was waiting on PA, no correspondence from my agency...Sad and morning the lose of our first referral, and trying desperately to figure out Gods Plan...

Today I am filled with jot to have my daughter in my arms, hearing her sweet giggles. Today I can see Gods Plan. What had to be to have what was meant to be ours. I was reading today and found the most perfect words. God is Good at that.

This was the place I was 1yr ago today. Sometimes in our weakest moments God is accomplishing the most. What appears to be a dead end contains the seeds of God's new beginnings. I did not know last yr what God had in store for our family.

I learned in the last yr.... The choice to trust God isn't cushioned by deals and promises that everything will turn out the way we think it should. God's only promise is that He will work all things in our lives for our good and for his glory.

This I can say is so true. Khloei who was placed in our lives by Gods davine hand was more of a blessing than I could ever realize. The daughter my heart sought and was brought by God. Only God knew what Khloei needed, and what our family needed. As to our first referral all of the is true for her. She was hand picked and placed in her family by God. No one knows why God chooses one family for a child and not the other, But through Christ we know that it is what is best. And through that, peace is found. I can not ask for more this holiday season. All my prayers have been answered this yr. God is so Good. Happy Thanksgiving!

Fall Fun

Pretty in Pink!

I just love having a little girl!

Beautiful Even As A Tomboy!

My little princess! What happened? Her older brother is turning her into a tomboy! Well here we go. Another year of tackle football. 5 nites a week practice and games on the weekend. I bought some DVD's on teaching children to speak mandarin. So hopefully she will be able to remember some Mandarin. We will have lots of time in the van traveling back and forth. Well I will post more when I have time.