A summary of our journey to China to bring home Hannah Faith Shangguan Xin Xuan.... Speakers on!!!! xoxo
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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Our family anxiously awaits our return from our journey to China bringing home our daughter Hannah Faith... coming home at last on Dec.4th!
Our other family blog.
Link to our other family blog which was started on our journey to Mara-Grace.
http://ourfirstjourneytochina.blogspot.com/
http://ourfirstjourneytochina.blogspot.com/
About Me
- Our family
- We are Jennifer and Kevin and we have been blessed with 3 beautiful daughters. Our two youngest came to us through the miracle of adoption. Our blogging began as a way to share our adoption journey's, and now continues as a journal/keepsake of our many adventures as a family of five!
Wishes Needed for Hannah!
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am putting together a 100 good wishes quilt scrapbook. I have the quilt and I have the bits of fabric on paper. I just need to add wishes to each paper.
We would REALLY appreciate wishes from you! If you could email me your wish to wishes@kjvb.com , I will then print your wishes and add it to the fabric page in the scrapbook. Keep in mind, the wish can be anything you would like to say to Hannah. Thanks in advance!!!!!!!! Please help us with our project for Hannah! xoxoxo
We would REALLY appreciate wishes from you! If you could email me your wish to wishes@kjvb.com , I will then print your wishes and add it to the fabric page in the scrapbook. Keep in mind, the wish can be anything you would like to say to Hannah. Thanks in advance!!!!!!!! Please help us with our project for Hannah! xoxoxo
Our Mitten Mission for China....
It has been my mission to send supplies to Mara-Grace's orphanage each year around the time of her birthday in November, as a way letting them know that we still think of them, and appreciate all the care that they gave to her.
I have decided to begin a Mitten Mission for China. In reality, I would appreciate donations of any new handmade (knitted or crocheted) mittens, hats, booties .... that I would then in turn mail to the orphanage. This will be an ongoing project that I hope to continue for many years. Once Hannah is home, I will then divide what I have made/collected and send half to her orphanage around her birthday as well. If you have anything you have made that you would like to donate by mailing to me, I would very greatly appreciate it. Please email me at mitten-mission@kjvb.com for my contact/mailing info.
I have decided to begin a Mitten Mission for China. In reality, I would appreciate donations of any new handmade (knitted or crocheted) mittens, hats, booties .... that I would then in turn mail to the orphanage. This will be an ongoing project that I hope to continue for many years. Once Hannah is home, I will then divide what I have made/collected and send half to her orphanage around her birthday as well. If you have anything you have made that you would like to donate by mailing to me, I would very greatly appreciate it. Please email me at mitten-mission@kjvb.com for my contact/mailing info.
Our Adoption Timeline
· In April 2008, Kevin and I attended a special celebration at our church called , "the Arc of the Covenant" where I prayed for a sign and a way to be able to begin this journey again. Kevin, who had been away from his seat, came back and told me that he just saw a ladybug...Ladybug sightings are a significant sign of good luck/adoption news in the adoption community.
· After months of hoping/praying/dreaming, we decided that we would be able to adopt again. Victoria was so excited and thankful to know that we would be proceeding. We decided to save our news to tell our families/friends on Mother's Day weekend (May 10th/11th)
· April 19th- I emailed Karen W. for info on the process.
· April 28th- Phoned adoption agency. They advised us to wait to bring in our registration for confirmation that the SN program would continue.
· May 10th- Announced our exciting news to our families!
· May 12th- attended an info night at our adoption agency.
· May 14th- Karen W. confirmed that SN program will continue and that we could proceed with registration.
· May 15th- Spoke with agency and made app. for registration.
· May 20th - Dropped registration off at Adoption agency!!!!
· May 22nd, phoned our Centre Jeunesse (Children's Aid) to request an adoption project.
· May 27th, received info package from Centre Jeunesse.
· May 30- Obtained police clearance
· February-complete medical exam. Most tests done. June 6- last two bloodtests completed
· June 9th- mailed Centre Jeunesse package in.
· June 11th picked up completed Medical report (Jen's) from Doctor
· June 12- Kevin's doctor's appointment!
-July 9th, Received file #, sponsor etc... from agency. Karen W. is our sponsor who guided us along our journey to Mara-Grace...
-August, September and October our homestudy was being written and completed
-November 14 we dropped our complete file off at our agency.
-January 4, 2009 Our file is logged in at the CCAA!!!!
-Monday August 10, 2009 We received "THE CALL" from Karen- our sponsor. Finally, news of our Hannah Faith!
· After months of hoping/praying/dreaming, we decided that we would be able to adopt again. Victoria was so excited and thankful to know that we would be proceeding. We decided to save our news to tell our families/friends on Mother's Day weekend (May 10th/11th)
· April 19th- I emailed Karen W. for info on the process.
· April 28th- Phoned adoption agency. They advised us to wait to bring in our registration for confirmation that the SN program would continue.
· May 10th- Announced our exciting news to our families!
· May 12th- attended an info night at our adoption agency.
· May 14th- Karen W. confirmed that SN program will continue and that we could proceed with registration.
· May 15th- Spoke with agency and made app. for registration.
· May 20th - Dropped registration off at Adoption agency!!!!
· May 22nd, phoned our Centre Jeunesse (Children's Aid) to request an adoption project.
· May 27th, received info package from Centre Jeunesse.
· May 30- Obtained police clearance
· February-complete medical exam. Most tests done. June 6- last two bloodtests completed
· June 9th- mailed Centre Jeunesse package in.
· June 11th picked up completed Medical report (Jen's) from Doctor
· June 12- Kevin's doctor's appointment!
-July 9th, Received file #, sponsor etc... from agency. Karen W. is our sponsor who guided us along our journey to Mara-Grace...
-August, September and October our homestudy was being written and completed
-November 14 we dropped our complete file off at our agency.
-January 4, 2009 Our file is logged in at the CCAA!!!!
-Monday August 10, 2009 We received "THE CALL" from Karen- our sponsor. Finally, news of our Hannah Faith!
-August 26th 2009, we received our Pre-Approval.
-September 16th 2009, "Letter Seeking Confirmation" (Approval!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
-Friday, November 11th, received TRAVEL APPROVAL!
-Monday, November 13th, received our travel plans. Itinerary the following day!
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"We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life.But those who make their journey home across time & miles,growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them,are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us by God's very own hands."
Written by Kristi Larson
Written by Kristi Larson
5 comments:
WOW...absolutely beautiful!!!
I'm crying tears of joy...again.
Your daughters are all three just stunning and you and your husband are so blessed.
God is so amazing!!!
Helen
Wow, that was amazing!!!
I am so happy for you and your family!
Ah Jen, let me wipe a few tears....O.K., I can type. The video is so beautiful. The song perfect. As I saw the pictures of you arriving at the airport I was so reminded of when you came home with Mara-Grace. I remember how Victoria and Mara kept looking at each other and then to see the picture of Mara-Grace gazing at Hannah and reaching out for her sleeve in much the same way that Victoria and Mara did....just beautiful.
Victoria has changed so much since the time that Mara-Grace arrived. She looks so poised and self-possessed when you see her in the pictures at the airport.
Congratulations on having your three girls under the same roof. Let the pajama, hairwashing, fingernail painting parites begin!
Dawn
That was truely amazing. Beautiful beyond words. You have just given everyone the best holiday gift in the world. Thank you for putiing all of it together so that we could truely experience your special moment. I will be sharing this with all of my family this holiday season to remind us of how blessed
we are. I will make sure to make to buy extra klennex for everyone. It will bring back lots of memories for our families. As on Christmas day, my husband's cousin and niece will be here. They were both adopted as infants and we are truely lucky to have them as part of our famly.
Take care
Love,
Joanne, Warren, André and Jake
xoxo
Daphne and I watched that and it brought tears to my eyes and a warmth to my heart.
Keep smilin!
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