前往中國 --(Going to China)

Rick and Jen recently asked Peggy (Jen's Mother) and me to go to China with them and Spencer D. This will be so exciting. There is so much to experience when they go to get Malia.What a joy to be able to be there when they hand her over to Rick and Jen. I certainly do hope I do them justice with the photos I plan on taking.

There will be so much to learn and see when we get to China. The culture

of the Chinese people is so different from ours. There are approximately

1 billion people living in China. Most of those people living in villages

and small towns. Boy babies are favored over girls. By tradition, only

boys can pass on the family line and are charged with caring for parents

in old age. Girls when they marry are expected to care for their

husbands family. All of us will have a lot to learn and an experience

of a lifetime to share when we return with Malia.

Rick, Jen and Spencer
will be getting one of the
'lost daughters of China'.
These little girls are abandoned
on doorsteps, park benches etc.

Rick, Jennifer and Spencer will be able to share their life

and love with a child and be part of that

'gift of wonder' called family.

For One who waits,
A moment seems like an eternity.


-Fortune cookie 1996

We have no idea what part of China that Malia will be coming from.

But we do know that where ever she may be, that she will be given

a lifetime of opportunities to explore two worlds.

The journey for Rick and Jen
began March of 2005. Half a
world away,when they first
set foot on what turned out
to be a very long paper
trail, from the little girl they
hoped to add to their family.
It has taken a lot of courage
and hope, but some door,
long closed, will be opening
and will fill hearts with
sunshine and endless
possibilities.

A link to the agency Rick and Jennifer are going through.

http://www.childrenshopeint.org/

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