We adopted five of our daughters from the People’s Republic of China. Five times between June 2000 and January 2007 we were in China for almost two weeks each visit to adopt, to get acquainted and attached to our new daughter, to do paperwork both for China and the U.S. Another common denominator of those visits was the folks we met who cared for these children before we arrived. The nannies, the teachers, the foster families, the doctors, the orphanage directors and staff – we met them briefly and watched as they all said their good-byes to these girls whose lives they had so profoundly affected. There was both happiness and sadness for all of us when the girls transitioned to our family during those weeks. We left all of those kind people behind but have never forgotten them – we admire them all.
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I admire you for your heart – I know that you had to take a lot of time and money to gather these girls into your family. They are blessed!
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Thank you! We are blessed by it all too. The time and money was the best investment we have ever made.
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What a beautiful post.
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Thank you!
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Love conquers all, as somebody famous once said.
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Indeed it does. Thank you John!
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What a powerful experience this must have been for all of you.
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It’s hard to put into words but each was an incredible event.
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