Lately, I have been missing China. With fall officially here, it reminds me of all we were going through last year at this time. We were getting ready to go! We were making last minute preparations, getting plane tickets, and getting really excited to go get our baby! It is almost hard to believe that our 1 year anniversary since being blessed with Lilyann is almost here. I really wish we could hop on a plane and go re-live the whole momentous occasion. Just like in the fall of 2001 when I gave birth to my now 7 year old, there was something very magical in the air. In China, it was so much the same way. Yes, it was a very different experience, but just as magical and special. I miss the sights and sounds of China, just being in a foreign land is exciting to me! I miss the special people in our group who were all there to meet their children for the first time as well. I miss the whole experience! Can I go back? Please? Please? We would have stayed longer if possible, but all good trips, must come to an end. Well, I guess I will have to just start planning a 2nd China adoption (Shhh! Don't tell Jeff!). Really, it would take a miracle for us to financially come up with a way to do it, but I do not at all doubt God's amazing power! In the mean time, I will rest, and relax and be content with the beautiful miracles the Lord has blessed us with. I do not take this job lightly, it is such a blessing, and I pray that I can be the mother they deserve!! I also pray for China to begin speeding up their method of matching their orphans with families, and that more Chinese orphanages would participate in the international adoption program. It is hard to believe that only a small majority really do participate. And my heart goes out to all the orphans of the world. May God comfort them until they are united with a Mommy and Daddy!
