"for one who waits, a
moment seems like an eternity..."
We filled out TONS of paperwork
and read a lot of books..
We collected 100 Good Wishes for
Jia-Li's quilt...
We shopped for toys...
We celebrated Jia-Li's 3rd birthday...
her last birthday without her forever family!
We shopped for clothes...
Jia-Li's 100 Good Wishes Quilt A tradition in
Northern China, the 100 Good Wishes quilt is called a
Bai Jia Bei and it is a custom to invite friends and family to
contribute a patch of cloth with a wish for your child. Part
of the patch of
cloth goes into the quilt for the child and the other part
goes into her
memory book. The quilt contains the luck, energy and good
wishes from
all the family and friends who contribute. The quilt is then
passed
down from generation to generation.
We would like to invite our family and friends to contribute
an 8X8
cotton square of fabric and a good wish for Jia's quilt. Thank
You and
God Bless you all!
RECOMMENDED
BOOKS TO READ
From Lesa:
The Lost Girls of China - Karin Evans
Culture Shock! China - Kevin Sinclair
Oracle Bones: A Journey between China's and Past and Present -
Peter
Hessler
Wanting a Daugher, Needing a Son - Kay Ann Johnson
A Passage to the Heart - Amy Klatchin
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft - Mary Hopkins Best
Adopting the Hurt Child - Gregory O. Peck
The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child
A Love Like No Others edited by Marti Olsen Laney, Psyd.
From Katie:
Grace From China by Jacqueline A. Kobson
I Love You Like Crazy Cakes by Rose Lewis
Chinese Horoscopes by Debbie Burnes
For Adopted Children:
We're Different, We're the Same - Sesame Street
Tell Me Again About the Night I Was Born- Jamie Lee Curtis
I Love ou Like Crazy Cakes - Rose Lewis
Happy Adoption Day!
The Magical Monkey King (Chinese Fable)
Big Bird in China (video)
And of course, we saved the most important for last ,THE HOLY
BIBLE.
Without our constant prayers and faith in our Lord, Jesus
Christ, we
would not have found our way to Jia-Li. We thank Him for Jia-Li
and all
of the other wondrous blessings He has given to our family.
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" ...
Philippians 4:13
