Ten years ago today our beautiful Hannah-Claire instantly crept into our hearts and lives. I will never forget the absolute joy of our first meeting. She bounced into the room, saw us, recognized us from pictures we had sent, and then promptly turned around and waved goodbye to her caretakers. And the rest, as they say, is history. I cannot believe how the years have flown by! No longer a … [Read more...]
nine beautiful years
I will never forget the day she entered our lives in 2006. The sweetest little three-year-old who loved to talk to anyone who would listen to her constant chatter. She loved life and lived it big and with much enthusiasm. Nine years later... And Hannah-Caire has blossomed into the most precious young lady. She loves Jesus with all of her heart. She loves His people passionately and … [Read more...]
dad and his girl
So thankful for these two treasures. And the absolute blessing they are in my life. Counting my many blessings this holiday season. So grateful for this life He chose for me. … [Read more...]
ten and twelve
Last Saturday we celebrated two birthdays. God always knew that these two were meant to share a birthday--their story one only their creator could write. You can read part 1 HERE, and part 2 HERE. Father God never makes mistakes! We had a wonderful day out celebrating with our lovies. So, so much fun! It has taken Hailee four years, but she has finally decided that bouncing … [Read more...]
blossoming before our eyes
It seems like just yesterday that we were getting ready to head to China to adopt our first daughter. I can hardly believe that it was six years ago that we walked into a cold, dreary civil affairs office and met our very confident, more-than-happy-to-leave-China, vivacious little three year old. I will never forget that day--she put her hands in ours, told us some long … [Read more...]
interesting
We've been studying China as part of our homeschool curriculum. It is fascinating. One of the things our study mentions is the unique characteristics and culture of the Chinese people--their looks, music, food etc.So, being Chinese, I asked Hannah-Claire if she looked any different to what we do.She thought.She pondered."No!" She declared with absolute certainty.Isn't adoption just … [Read more...]
my daughter, my story (Part Two)
Here is Part Two of Hannah-Claire's story and mine. Go and read Part One before you read this one if you haven't already. ~~~~~~ So me and my new baby boy spent three glorious days together in the hospital. As the time approached for us to be discharged, we had one little problem. They would NOT let us go until we had named our baby and filled in all the necessary paperwork. Yikes. We had … [Read more...]
my daughter, my story (Part One)
This week we celebrate five glorious years of having Hannah-Claire in our lives. I promised you that I would share her story and mine here on my blog. When I started writing it out I realized that it would be quite long--so I am going to post in two parts. This is Part One. ~~~~~~ I so clearly remember being newly-in-love. Ours was a whirlwind romance. We met, got engaged three months … [Read more...]