Friday, November 14, 2008
LAST ENTRY

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” ~Proverbs 22:6

It’s so hard to say goodbye.

This website has meant so much to our family. It has served as a diary of the hopes wishes and dreams of a family…fulfilled by a little girl who was sent to us by God. It has also been a travel journal of the experience of a lifetime, a family “Journey to Jia” all the way around the world. It is a baby “book” for our precious youngest daughter and for Jia it is a story of a strong-willed, brave, determined and beautiful little girl who deserved the love of a family and attention to her many physical obstacles—she got it.

We always thank our entire extended families for offering us unconditional love and support in all aspects of our lives. For this particular chapter special thanks need to be given to Dr. Stephen Storer, Diane Burfield- Reeves, the dedicated caregivers at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, Jennifer and Joe K. Erin Neylon, Ellen Meyers, Ms. Leslie, the Griffins and the Magicians of WCY , Grant and Shelagh, Nona and Grandpa, Rebekkah Waye, Nelson Lie, Ye Ru Hui’s (Jia’s) foster family and Social Welfare Institute in China and the very brave birth mother that gave Hui-Hui (Jia) a better life and future, such profound love!

For the continuing adventures of Jia and her sisters please visit our blog: www.parnhamfamily.blogspot.com

As always, we give highest thanks to our Lord, Jesus Christ, through which all things are possible.

No one in the world ever says it better than Elton! (below)