tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77447116931792995442024-02-18T20:31:57.116-06:00Faith, Hope and Love for Mary BethTHIS FAMILY OF THREE IS BLESSED TO BE.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-42652375435972279162011-04-26T14:27:00.010-05:002011-04-26T15:38:12.116-05:00We were on the Dove Awards with Third Day!!!!Can you believe it we were on the Dove Awards with Third Day while they preformed "Children of God"? You ask how did we get there? Well, I will tell you how it happened. About a month ago Third Day put out a notice on their Facebook page that they were in search of people that had adopted or were adopted. If so, simply take a photo with the person that had been adopted holding a sign that said "ADOPTED". So we got our little family together and Papaw took the photo with Mary Beth holding the sign and we sent it in. Third Day posted on their Facebook page yesterday that you could click on the link and you could see them performing "Children of God" at the Dove Awards. I just had to click on the link just to see if they were using the photos and much to our surprise they were and you could see our photo (almost in plain sight).<br /><br />If you click on the link (the link is below in orange - the link will say Johnston Family with Third Day at the Dove Awards) you will see Third Day (lead singer Mac Powell and his wife have two adopted children (not sure where their children were adopted from)) performing with Mark Hall the lead singer for Casting Crowns (who has a daughter adopted from China) and Steven Curtis Chapman (who everyone knows has three little girls adopted from China - one, Maria who is living in Heaven with Jesus). This song is an amazing song - it has been one of our favorites from the first time we both heard it and it has such a STRONG message. I can't see how anyone can listen to this song and not feel God's love from it! He is such an AMAZING God and I am so glad to know him, love him, praise him and worship him!!<br /><br />We hope you will listen and receive the message from listening to this song and watch really close because you will see our photo (below) in the back ground on the big screen.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTgbspPpLjD34S2450-SlOuNrCxIUgDYo1Y8Tto5xZJMTW28RY9juwdA41TtdY4ux4PGO_C9nQJaXYg2bYL6vqUprirK4E0ZomYvw_WdW1pz_ZZNgB9hlxU16aUQKXuLGqC6gAFGNYXE/s1600/197148_1755440051543_1405225728_31831254_795426_n.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599982081238725010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTgbspPpLjD34S2450-SlOuNrCxIUgDYo1Y8Tto5xZJMTW28RY9juwdA41TtdY4ux4PGO_C9nQJaXYg2bYL6vqUprirK4E0ZomYvw_WdW1pz_ZZNgB9hlxU16aUQKXuLGqC6gAFGNYXE/s200/197148_1755440051543_1405225728_31831254_795426_n.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tpQUQzpeCA&feature=share">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tpQUQzpeCA&feature=share</a><br /><br /><br />Love to all!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-86595339095110431392011-03-31T12:30:00.004-05:002011-03-31T13:30:31.273-05:00Mary Beth lost her 1st tooth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZIWSIWwEeDCUOnlR1m8cHJJdMg-4X6O7k3iPCZ3KJIhPnzn-6CRinc52lJPA-vCcB2tbnxiptDllxwsvmxs9xsMGRlUO5VPpqTpByTIz4eKdR0Dn660TDg7giAifCFDyEW3qyttvu_M/s1600/tooth.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590312946303346178" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCQ51v5RUXOh8mh55EC5oi4boBhuqlrLZ4zrA3gm019_ZbY4CNVsxCWXE0yP22wy0dWpMwQr0iROYQSDBQGghfXRnGgcnVP34drAfeIAz8rnie8IVZ2TRydjIXU7qwU9_qjJ_zhHKg50/s200/208937_1787286407682_1405225728_31836019_3135440_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCU6iuF4gMnY-ZzYLB8qii1y7151yKZxNhWWAnNhANwC5_o3AzYfr2QmvgG0QhU4GOekPr50IdNrb6a2_SdXgmgg29N2icFUsOeMD3PWBd4cX8_qhklqTX4KpLH3anTcBCMj41W7PdINs/s1600/photo.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590304604150583938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCU6iuF4gMnY-ZzYLB8qii1y7151yKZxNhWWAnNhANwC5_o3AzYfr2QmvgG0QhU4GOekPr50IdNrb6a2_SdXgmgg29N2icFUsOeMD3PWBd4cX8_qhklqTX4KpLH3anTcBCMj41W7PdINs/s200/photo.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDi378yuz6LvIuEFwTPVqqhfADZYBfHXCn4PKoO2kXd9Z9M4ulfMTAwJwYM4APntPfqeF7JLP3lUxreCfArVo1u-bc0t-f3RHUP7C1gWuJOBCwbkHxS69GmeJpBykTx2JrDJ2MF7mZ8cA/s1600/200467_1787260487034_1405225728_31835998_5121755_n%255B1%255D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590304600530433410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDi378yuz6LvIuEFwTPVqqhfADZYBfHXCn4PKoO2kXd9Z9M4ulfMTAwJwYM4APntPfqeF7JLP3lUxreCfArVo1u-bc0t-f3RHUP7C1gWuJOBCwbkHxS69GmeJpBykTx2JrDJ2MF7mZ8cA/s200/200467_1787260487034_1405225728_31835998_5121755_n%255B1%255D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw-UGRt5L2Yif753hJAnsZcSsFpzFLPt4GLcv1kcsiMMsdP4LlOtETSZd0tViKcGFGcIaRXV5pKN2VKi7XFzg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>It is official - our little girl is now a big girl. She has passed through yet another growing up threshold! This was something that I had prepared myself for since Mary Beth talks about her friend Riley losing so many teeth, but poor daddy was not ready for this. It took him by great surprise last night when we came in with a loose tooth. I stopped by to pick Mary Beth up from school yesterday and her teacher Ms. Daphnea asked if my child had a loose tooth that morning when we left home. I told her no we didn't - she said well now you do and it is almost ready to come out. Mary Beth was all excited and couldn't wait to show her loose tooth to us. We talked about if it would hurt and how she would pull it on the way home. It was priceless I have to say! She is so full of questions and she really thinks her questions out before she starts to ask. I mean these questions have depth to them. WOW - God is good all of the time and it is a wonderful thing to see it in our child!! Charles and Mary Beth went to church last night and while I was laying on the heating pad from my very sore back I finished her tooth fairy pillow. When she came home from church she wanted to know where her pillow was and if I had finished it. I told her yes and to go look in her room. When she came back I asked her if she wanted to try to pull it and she said she did. I gave her a tissue and she started working it back and forth and trying to pull it straight up. She played around with it for about 5 minutes and I told her to wiggle it from side to side instead of front and back and to keep pulling up on it and boy when she did out it came. It was so wonderful to see her pull her first tooth. (You can see with the attached video how excited she was to pull her first tooth) She was very excited this morning when she awoke to her money in her tooth pillow. The first thing she did was looked at me and said "Mommy can I go buy some new nail polish with my money"? I told her that we would go and see what we could find for her! I have also attached photos that I took and some that Ms. Daphnea took at school. You will see Riley and her little sister Sophie talking and consoling Mary Beth in one of them. It is so sweet!!! We are very thankful to have a wonderful school and wonderful teachers that make sure we do not miss out on these precious moments in our children's lives!!!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-21331499963219251212010-10-14T20:08:00.003-05:002010-10-15T09:18:42.532-05:00Mary Beth's first reading book<OBJECT id=BLOG_video-900645e8b895f9f5 class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="900645e8b895f9f5"></OBJECT>Mary Beth received her first reading book from Ms. Kelly today and she proves to us that she can read.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-37642485961314467522010-10-02T13:39:00.003-05:002010-10-02T13:59:21.455-05:00More Photos<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvFaZRD_PzOALahKBCb8d78YvMchv4bjJ21CxyFH1mn6fLCdewKqlAeE4tBjSJeplLSfL0AGvVVK8RAyrSKf4-WXEszbJCdV-9w9RfHbHxUo6ocHusxozDG7HvlC4i5a17kjMLg7JPrrE/s1600/100_1125.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQljNS0OMQ8Amo567WXf2WJ-j8xe_7uwr1kPnk_EIE2GkD3s2iNJzmx-PpSaBY44OQfr-gmivyAAM1iEoOWJSOICEX8bVbB1lvl2gbD6Qa1Zamk59_aTrtYDXkzz1ozQMDS7Ffwh96pc/s200/100_1075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523519612088720162" /></a><br />I know I am way over due for an update!<br /><br />Here we go then:<br /><br />Life has been full of excitment and the fact of our now 4 year old is about to turn <br />5. Yes, we are all excited about turning 5; well she is, not mommy and daddy. It doesn't seem like it has been 4 years now that we have had our sweet baby girl, but it has. Man how time flies when you are having fun with your child!!! <br /><br />She is now at the Montessori School and she loves it! She is in Pre K or as she says she is in PreSchool. She is learning so much and loves to learn all at the same time. She now has a musical and cultural class that she attends once a week and loves going to it. This kid loves music and can't wait on Monday's to go to class. She loves all of her teachers and her classmates. Her teacher's are telling me great stories of how well she is doing and even helps some of the older kids with their work. Yea, thank you Dear Lord for a smart child that loves to learn.<br /><br />She had her first experience with one of us having surgery about 3 weeks ago when the doctor decided it was time for my gallbladder to be removed. I have to give it to little Dr. Provine and big Dr. Provine they have taken great care of mommy. <br /><br />We celebrated on Sept. 4th (a little early since the real date is Sept. 10th) her Gotcha Day at Mamaw and Papaw's house in Grenada and had a great time. Several family members and friends came out to help us celebrate. Little Miss Mary Beth received a lot of presents and was just tickled that she had her friends and cousins to go swimming with and to play with. There were several that were not able to attend, but we totally understood and pray that they will be able to make it on the next Gotcha Day party. <br /><br />I have attached a few pictures of her Gotcha Day party and some random photos that have been taken. Enjoy!!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-78053199190660892902010-02-27T11:46:00.002-06:002010-02-27T11:52:32.734-06:00<OBJECT id=BLOG_video-7999bb41a5f9823e class=BLOG_video_class width=320 height=266 contentId="7999bb41a5f9823e"></OBJECT>Chinese New Year was very exciting this year as you can tell from the video. The girls had a wonderful time and so did the parents. This was our first year going to the celebration in Oxford and needless to say we will go again. Everything was so layed back and relaxing. The girls got to meet other Chinese children; some older and some younger. It was great to meet families that just came back from China with their children. The Tupelo celebration was the weekend before and the girls enjoyed the blow up bounce, food and getting to be with their friends. <br /><br />Other pictures from both the Tupelo and Oxford Celebrations are below. <br /><br />I recreated a photo of Charlie Ann, MaryBeth and Hannah Ruth this year since the girls have grown so much. I first took the picture of all three of them back when we had our first NMPACC Day in the Park in 2007. All three of the girls had only been home for a few months and all three are from Jiangxi Province. They have grown a lot since then and are such pretty little girls.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-9740691184905151912010-02-27T11:38:00.003-06:002010-02-27T11:45:07.905-06:00More Chinese New Year pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKMWvphtHoEOADt8Msy8hjkZYtbx_dKrgqdUBJgdpPbHM1Zidwty_Jz97bk8zDFI0FBaT1e1SU3CdJvZyFbHRm6SlDK2TVzoA4eYtCwQcu9pGz1OpnzOaDKdFZ1eDyIbwBq08GzYPeZo/s1600-h/030.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKMWvphtHoEOADt8Msy8hjkZYtbx_dKrgqdUBJgdpPbHM1Zidwty_Jz97bk8zDFI0FBaT1e1SU3CdJvZyFbHRm6SlDK2TVzoA4eYtCwQcu9pGz1OpnzOaDKdFZ1eDyIbwBq08GzYPeZo/s200/030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442980693914389842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJuHXETWM4RCBiE0wJnHs5dB2uKSug5pOEguvCek44MlkKdY0BEur6_I5dQqjW4oFe2C0G3H1uAxew5kTeEank7ipck_Pm-eUOTxAo4L1yHBh7RtcfIffyD2-Vf7Sn-AXZHwWYE9EO8M/s1600-h/089.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJuHXETWM4RCBiE0wJnHs5dB2uKSug5pOEguvCek44MlkKdY0BEur6_I5dQqjW4oFe2C0G3H1uAxew5kTeEank7ipck_Pm-eUOTxAo4L1yHBh7RtcfIffyD2-Vf7Sn-AXZHwWYE9EO8M/s200/089.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442980027411083458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOuXrn0wamfZKgu9St6zXLau4d2_b2_DXFiFCeLTRusGhLVybo7IytjqAdSO6CmmCL2ZNu33_Yo-9rYsSGC27Ay8SL5fhpmNsKT7l69sN7cxPMLUw1qtTw0pttge4vSp8MQxIbAqjGdY/s1600-h/086.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOuXrn0wamfZKgu9St6zXLau4d2_b2_DXFiFCeLTRusGhLVybo7IytjqAdSO6CmmCL2ZNu33_Yo-9rYsSGC27Ay8SL5fhpmNsKT7l69sN7cxPMLUw1qtTw0pttge4vSp8MQxIbAqjGdY/s200/086.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442980030563320034" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZY8awvIW5wVJk8dkCZLn4sfunoq8NreLnYDXJgkbbiyZL4DxYy-wqGGxOEL_RdwBU2pFjuC-W3EI3a3J6yBQQUO8Xgo2A3vD5at6elwBK8dgpmkcU8ynj_eGm8e7vSpO_IgWmpTjjUQo/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZY8awvIW5wVJk8dkCZLn4sfunoq8NreLnYDXJgkbbiyZL4DxYy-wqGGxOEL_RdwBU2pFjuC-W3EI3a3J6yBQQUO8Xgo2A3vD5at6elwBK8dgpmkcU8ynj_eGm8e7vSpO_IgWmpTjjUQo/s200/028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442980019132314626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWc3Qx5wz6FpGB8qadjKF2tdh9E0GTBLzmj4LumgGKuE5avZ8akHnGCYeGcu4_vSS9yqo_2a3-vEt41AsWfmwzgHN7f0vZQgA-PJVdXpW9BquuxeQaZ2uyAfO0CUXPFZbZrfB26HiGXyA/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWc3Qx5wz6FpGB8qadjKF2tdh9E0GTBLzmj4LumgGKuE5avZ8akHnGCYeGcu4_vSS9yqo_2a3-vEt41AsWfmwzgHN7f0vZQgA-PJVdXpW9BquuxeQaZ2uyAfO0CUXPFZbZrfB26HiGXyA/s200/025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442980009524603794" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-75359844406851353672009-12-11T20:25:00.003-06:002009-12-11T20:28:55.763-06:00Mary Beth and Santa<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfdm58h-cwgvV5lzMlwZi0FwQLYS97kHVi5Scvn5yZkDd41WhkWWb5oiX66NiFEM8x3OyhgEWHal2uuzWXQVkDZEMsTyq-iHcwcANORPAldg9xGAJXkLwTXAQZW52P1UsjDVna5SuDaw/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 144px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfdm58h-cwgvV5lzMlwZi0FwQLYS97kHVi5Scvn5yZkDd41WhkWWb5oiX66NiFEM8x3OyhgEWHal2uuzWXQVkDZEMsTyq-iHcwcANORPAldg9xGAJXkLwTXAQZW52P1UsjDVna5SuDaw/s200/scan0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414170515319572322" /></a><br />Here is our pretty little 4 year old with Santa. We shopped for her little dress that she has on and she picked it out all by herself. I told her that she was already a pro at shopping at the age of 4. Look out Aunt Libby and Barbie - we have a new shopper in the family!! <br /><br /><em><strong>Merry Christmas to everyone!!</strong></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-35452445703810417852009-11-02T19:49:00.003-06:002009-11-02T19:58:01.393-06:00Moon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGcAWMcwk-QWKoXxpUyR-jrsZ2z6OUNadaR4BtHWcCKc6nmM2JapCaUPrMNpZ5fLEh5MllmjNJ_No4khmb38NSnYEUxZKLf6lU9S5wQCwqMmZMoj8zYv7kJLjoErf-B3xEY7YDzTfYIY/s1600-h/395.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGcAWMcwk-QWKoXxpUyR-jrsZ2z6OUNadaR4BtHWcCKc6nmM2JapCaUPrMNpZ5fLEh5MllmjNJ_No4khmb38NSnYEUxZKLf6lU9S5wQCwqMmZMoj8zYv7kJLjoErf-B3xEY7YDzTfYIY/s200/395.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399690012756746626" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_8Us8sAuyPeNGXpkg6A5N1UgWHvVC1cBBv-r-dLV35MWfmmjSVMpDyiyfMzyXFgactfYIa9M5cV6AA3j7e39ePgNRcn_fG5Sl4FKTlWHVANpQF1pcpy0_ETj9uYW9v_xOIer-tABwsg/s1600-h/394.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_8Us8sAuyPeNGXpkg6A5N1UgWHvVC1cBBv-r-dLV35MWfmmjSVMpDyiyfMzyXFgactfYIa9M5cV6AA3j7e39ePgNRcn_fG5Sl4FKTlWHVANpQF1pcpy0_ETj9uYW9v_xOIer-tABwsg/s200/394.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399690011363493378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHlERkNBW07g8aS3FSXDi21uKX00sBBMhzZtUKdLnbzne4d-P-tYXFnRlo6_o-fHmE86lyeQMT4WLrrcFn7c0pkKRwlPTGXbeP3DelPlLZn5HJR6RZriODOEYV7wEmR5OfNX6topulzc/s1600-h/393.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHlERkNBW07g8aS3FSXDi21uKX00sBBMhzZtUKdLnbzne4d-P-tYXFnRlo6_o-fHmE86lyeQMT4WLrrcFn7c0pkKRwlPTGXbeP3DelPlLZn5HJR6RZriODOEYV7wEmR5OfNX6topulzc/s200/393.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399690006900152450" /></a><br />Here is Mary Beth getting to see the moon through the telescope. You can see what it looks like taking the picture and looking at it with the naked eye and then see what it looks like putting the camera up to the telescope and taking the picture. You are actually getting to see what she was seeing while looking.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-57682785226179451712009-11-02T19:41:00.000-06:002009-11-02T19:46:00.283-06:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9tkTARI1JrWZ_Q3l8YslS0ZHBp0B3AqW-P4R5LD2N2ok3511TbP3OUkJh8hVVTJiqYEjxQze5nBwloLTzZHmlMeQsqKkE7jh-8jeNmYmTk-wzIUBUTl1wsrN8L2AMRRT40LC-rtF4Lo/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9tkTARI1JrWZ_Q3l8YslS0ZHBp0B3AqW-P4R5LD2N2ok3511TbP3OUkJh8hVVTJiqYEjxQze5nBwloLTzZHmlMeQsqKkE7jh-8jeNmYmTk-wzIUBUTl1wsrN8L2AMRRT40LC-rtF4Lo/s200/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399687652658354482" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpns_i_qJ8WKlVnDrS_PuSd3ogCcQkcpiMPsqLzaonlFy7LNC_DOmdMf4RKwAcKkGQEn2tutjEeP8SmEFTQ8ZVHcDWS7s6d3xm7Lw6iedPbGd2qYnLTiPcPmU-lkhkDnxMbAAu-Im-YRo/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpns_i_qJ8WKlVnDrS_PuSd3ogCcQkcpiMPsqLzaonlFy7LNC_DOmdMf4RKwAcKkGQEn2tutjEeP8SmEFTQ8ZVHcDWS7s6d3xm7Lw6iedPbGd2qYnLTiPcPmU-lkhkDnxMbAAu-Im-YRo/s200/014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399687648958791234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFbE6VWaaw5rftFr-mRyPtAi5_A3NBXJat0kJ7KyhpApj33Qb1doI-qJlEXm6J205vnG7P8JjHdcIHLyUjCgMYEC_TGC52YDrp8dMZeJUp34fCsA3kafrhs75N84Kch6DlCjDwQ4uVGA/s1600-h/074.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzFbE6VWaaw5rftFr-mRyPtAi5_A3NBXJat0kJ7KyhpApj33Qb1doI-qJlEXm6J205vnG7P8JjHdcIHLyUjCgMYEC_TGC52YDrp8dMZeJUp34fCsA3kafrhs75N84Kch6DlCjDwQ4uVGA/s200/074.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399687639978678130" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-75538378312943173272009-11-02T18:26:00.007-06:002009-11-02T19:48:36.007-06:00Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmuIOO6mkquMoeK06yVp7thy4EUPbp7cRN-ny0TvxUPWoucdxa61Fq04p-vRREEAt96WQUa2XOoo6RE_XKhfl3J0IRPKs5-WyZy6dPTiqQU4HhAU4KTJ3nEp6XnS-AU1ZNMFAsipsEqo/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmuIOO6mkquMoeK06yVp7thy4EUPbp7cRN-ny0TvxUPWoucdxa61Fq04p-vRREEAt96WQUa2XOoo6RE_XKhfl3J0IRPKs5-WyZy6dPTiqQU4HhAU4KTJ3nEp6XnS-AU1ZNMFAsipsEqo/s200/049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399686317835284162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yVPpaiMyZZ2l3-vHzQXkU1-lFEv8yg_uCBWgHMC7mZ6fqcC8BXh-_Y4sttlhC8WkooPqpkssPekd5A5cI3LjFjr43y3URkjvtAJv7oAmi85PpQ08q8yjknL47BrBrqoZe6b-zCAfHsc/s1600-h/048.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yVPpaiMyZZ2l3-vHzQXkU1-lFEv8yg_uCBWgHMC7mZ6fqcC8BXh-_Y4sttlhC8WkooPqpkssPekd5A5cI3LjFjr43y3URkjvtAJv7oAmi85PpQ08q8yjknL47BrBrqoZe6b-zCAfHsc/s200/048.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399686309667825170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jtmafMgGCj8S2queMFW1Lqp7s9HQDOTQdLJHyc17SOWeyFGB4iaIXwwH7RxvDZm1dQF8OjKm288V5woduHoAgvz0NPasYqJHaf3nLJ9X9tryCpRoLqCUjoGd3YeoYvkjWMqlHn5pzdU/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_jtmafMgGCj8S2queMFW1Lqp7s9HQDOTQdLJHyc17SOWeyFGB4iaIXwwH7RxvDZm1dQF8OjKm288V5woduHoAgvz0NPasYqJHaf3nLJ9X9tryCpRoLqCUjoGd3YeoYvkjWMqlHn5pzdU/s200/029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399686304619615186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yUQ1XsA0P8IddIDedbyB51t7Nly2QcL4_si3sYBbeooOIjaKOuhE1ecULRlltavgXoteGo-YVTqBxkScqG10iZGEaENcyUy0Hi3cdwbEBurJ5CLeed43qlzfkabFWvXPSKzftm4vIVM/s1600-h/011.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2yUQ1XsA0P8IddIDedbyB51t7Nly2QcL4_si3sYBbeooOIjaKOuhE1ecULRlltavgXoteGo-YVTqBxkScqG10iZGEaENcyUy0Hi3cdwbEBurJ5CLeed43qlzfkabFWvXPSKzftm4vIVM/s200/011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399686299237555410" /></a><br />I know I am falling behind on posting photos and updates and for that I AM SO SORRY!!! However, we have had Mary Beth's third Gotcha Day Party and even though we had it on a holiday weekend, we still had a great time and really appreciate all of the family and friends that came out to help us celebrate. Thank you to all for your gifts before, during and after the party. She has enjoyed each and every one of them and continues to do so. We are gearing up for her 4th birthday party at this time. It is so hard to believe that we have had our little angel for 3 years and she is about to turn 4. She is such a big girl. She is spelling words on her own now and she has already started on math. She proved to us the other day that she can add and subtract. She is so smart! God has truly blessed us beyond all measures with our little girl. It is very hard to see her growing up like she is, but she blossums every single day.<br /><br />Last night she gave me the greatest compliment of all. We were laying in the bed after reading our bedtime story and she looked over at me and said to me "Mommy you are the best mommy ever"! WOW - I have smiled each and every time I have thought of her saying it. Yes, I know that I am suppose to!!!<br /><br />Tonight I got out the telescope and let her look at the beautiful full moon. She had such a good time doing it. Times like this are priceless and I thank God for letting me have them with such a precious little girl!<br /><br />All the new pictures are above. We hope you will enjoy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-8916037819696600032009-08-18T08:04:00.002-05:002009-08-18T08:15:07.519-05:00Best friends<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dMZL3ppCwsy7iW2_bYhZecuw7vo1UtMOjaqIDDcFJ7lM0ppTevzOuyyz4MGCCJFQYsytBNEBOr9YqWOoFwIRaQ1boSK87s5o-WhtoA4C5Lp31qUJpw2N1NP-fJMzMGNEaEdnVnariIQ/s1600-h/099.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1dMZL3ppCwsy7iW2_bYhZecuw7vo1UtMOjaqIDDcFJ7lM0ppTevzOuyyz4MGCCJFQYsytBNEBOr9YqWOoFwIRaQ1boSK87s5o-WhtoA4C5Lp31qUJpw2N1NP-fJMzMGNEaEdnVnariIQ/s200/099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371291568384973426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlrH4vBgssZHalF5EI84k-B4BN42-xlAJ7vzy9lw-yU3R4v17R84U0kpuxfJ1VgzCzBtrKd1SwJmpmPOyamvh35RCUi1Uccv3dXTBDcmc4TZT6cxtrRxgcO4rS-tYJwoJLr241S0o8sI/s1600-h/087.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlrH4vBgssZHalF5EI84k-B4BN42-xlAJ7vzy9lw-yU3R4v17R84U0kpuxfJ1VgzCzBtrKd1SwJmpmPOyamvh35RCUi1Uccv3dXTBDcmc4TZT6cxtrRxgcO4rS-tYJwoJLr241S0o8sI/s200/087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371291562754529634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRYFe7ii1hMRT-XkcA4iKr56ArUCVvBx1gGSjv67cdXV8ByjTl1cBDZYGCoYQdn4HPKdtgYkaBwiCpfn1XatFWBdJmS3zPfHwP5w0ooB3G9fnI_uwhHPT5WnBW_A12_jRx38LpT6-bgo/s1600-h/086.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRYFe7ii1hMRT-XkcA4iKr56ArUCVvBx1gGSjv67cdXV8ByjTl1cBDZYGCoYQdn4HPKdtgYkaBwiCpfn1XatFWBdJmS3zPfHwP5w0ooB3G9fnI_uwhHPT5WnBW_A12_jRx38LpT6-bgo/s200/086.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371291552659027426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdJZBSf8Y0PVkUyLFfg6frQyCpS7K3HR2wPZvl7a1SLsuuJE1e4_5t7Wo02ejWEhnKxd9hTpZ4tc4dDgjipBj2gcqyI3-Gkn_QwcW24v11-9Of4bMuOGpMw0inB86PAhFhwchKVWx8L0/s1600-h/083.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmdJZBSf8Y0PVkUyLFfg6frQyCpS7K3HR2wPZvl7a1SLsuuJE1e4_5t7Wo02ejWEhnKxd9hTpZ4tc4dDgjipBj2gcqyI3-Gkn_QwcW24v11-9Of4bMuOGpMw0inB86PAhFhwchKVWx8L0/s200/083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371291542496918466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKNjE9p2il8zs0Od7y5oKh4R0KHFB8FSenmbwP77cnAZAxoasCc4PjdvF-kbBd7YthMMWdCvcsqWCpuB0x8KIfiM5sMYOMJo9Kv5unM4ThdpjxOdzUCmwSAOZ0FR250LZW5k_bZ9CJRg/s1600-h/079.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKNjE9p2il8zs0Od7y5oKh4R0KHFB8FSenmbwP77cnAZAxoasCc4PjdvF-kbBd7YthMMWdCvcsqWCpuB0x8KIfiM5sMYOMJo9Kv5unM4ThdpjxOdzUCmwSAOZ0FR250LZW5k_bZ9CJRg/s200/079.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371291535045779394" /></a><br />We had a playdate with Aunt Jan and Charlie Ann on Saturday. We took the girls to HealthWorks and they had a wonderful time. Then we all went shopping.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-89428553358824161912009-08-17T18:52:00.005-05:002009-08-18T08:04:07.184-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfo8N80kGD87luGn779kNjJyD8kFX-6SUY6qqCoTAZ2IsDh5XCLJDF8JNiQ1wNIw3xc2QdNiZBJZVGTyM2aZQXRL9ztND5W-Srx1SWkKxf9J_EINKDsqPXapuSEFWYUMqkoton2BeshI/s1600-h/075.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRfo8N80kGD87luGn779kNjJyD8kFX-6SUY6qqCoTAZ2IsDh5XCLJDF8JNiQ1wNIw3xc2QdNiZBJZVGTyM2aZQXRL9ztND5W-Srx1SWkKxf9J_EINKDsqPXapuSEFWYUMqkoton2BeshI/s200/075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371288641493594850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXPOVWnCxfcFiVHMJFd5gLPq6ISZz31oeeSkIRfMJuX8MDPlunGDbpD6wC08_iLYoYtKBNxAwrBNkBy2By-ty46OGcOkKnYvFrcfMQWhBgTYMJU1Q2P34JB7o2Z6cIQADLN6edoUlp1J4/s1600-h/073.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0jU7w8YSaeNQKEBzIcVzx5tzLvCKek6jhC3cKMB87zITzVxBZGGhr59Q3du8Qfa8iMoeSsKGBemKWM427jFgcAisVGMYWuTnUyD-Ani-Lf4Rq5vQqyGzYhhv_JB1qM0zlN_1aUixM-Zc/s200/vacation+2009+012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358851052126361618" /></a><br />We just returned from having one of the BEST vacations ever. We met up with our friends the Spradling's and the Detweiler's, rented a cabin and went to the Chinese Children's Reunion at Cirque De Chine in Sevierville, TN. Let me tell you; if you have not had the pleasure of seeing the Acrobats at Cirque De Chine you are missing a wonderful show. They had a day set aside just for adopted children from China. It was filled with games, activities, Chinese Food and the show. Mary Beth said that the drums hurt her ears and that the dragon scared her, but she loved the show none the less. After that fun filled day we spent one day doing absolutely nothing however we did go swimming that day. Then we let the guys set out for their day of adventure and all of the girls spent the day shopping. Each night we were able to return to our beautiful cabin and cook our own food and sit back and relax. We enjoyed everything so much until we have already started making plans for next year. On the trip home yesterday Mary Beth kept asking the same two questions: When are we going back to Charlie Ann's house and when are we going on vacation again? Charles even said this morning that he didn't feel like driving, but if I said let's pack our bags and go to the mountains he would do it.<br /><br />We thank God for a wonderful and much needed vacation, time well spent getting to know our friends better and making lasting memories for our daughters.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-2044430479058062592009-06-16T15:04:00.001-05:002009-06-16T15:08:51.942-05:00These are the photos. Now if you are wanting to make copies of these photos they do have some spots on them, because of my scanner. However, please let me know if you would like copies and I will be glad to make them for you.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk6z9iXVfgqgxjyN3Qcfen5TvAjk0bJjgBqfQEF9nqRlxwwHOlfjB26q-BFOI6DrlMg13CHkssQOwQhScm2n3sZmahKcVu1inYgqX2uFQz35E7ySpl3ySWAmdrlO8G20Lag7_nGCvvHI/s1600-h/ScannedImage-5.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuk6z9iXVfgqgxjyN3Qcfen5TvAjk0bJjgBqfQEF9nqRlxwwHOlfjB26q-BFOI6DrlMg13CHkssQOwQhScm2n3sZmahKcVu1inYgqX2uFQz35E7ySpl3ySWAmdrlO8G20Lag7_nGCvvHI/s200/ScannedImage-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348019528116446498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBUlcJmqvvy3u5_ip_dy44SWcVF-idTu2E7_15BYc9neI-ZniKKvaryq4yivaIAMjJ67wQRZANQOcNZE7zOMRl5SWIRoqYNBzZVtdq784ctsUyL52aSBNdoQIuRuk2qGLaGelmmxI-cQ/s1600-h/ScannedImage-4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBUlcJmqvvy3u5_ip_dy44SWcVF-idTu2E7_15BYc9neI-ZniKKvaryq4yivaIAMjJ67wQRZANQOcNZE7zOMRl5SWIRoqYNBzZVtdq784ctsUyL52aSBNdoQIuRuk2qGLaGelmmxI-cQ/s200/ScannedImage-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348019523152998354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JYe_yEqQ6L9sBbgt-39XqEjAabZZs8CMXkcwRTxJAFdfoPnEC0vgpoldWlT1oSbxKvbEHu8lDmpQne_YcSaVOGFNsBUWMMpo2uI_67i1z1RvGPQKsAjGP9H1wqv7IVIYBrAh06f5C8g/s1600-h/ScannedImage-3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JYe_yEqQ6L9sBbgt-39XqEjAabZZs8CMXkcwRTxJAFdfoPnEC0vgpoldWlT1oSbxKvbEHu8lDmpQne_YcSaVOGFNsBUWMMpo2uI_67i1z1RvGPQKsAjGP9H1wqv7IVIYBrAh06f5C8g/s200/ScannedImage-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348019521532584386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjDvkeZJiQPYMS9e_E3BC53h3_jG4WRS_O8PUcn6HWFIpZSaBM0RP7gJ9L4NTFEjaJug5T7p4PvtKfK_wgLJdLBYaKQrxg1LPA27oji2CQ9DEt8x8lV2qdam0hTBDbPcegowohY67pH0/s1600-h/ScannedImage-2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjDvkeZJiQPYMS9e_E3BC53h3_jG4WRS_O8PUcn6HWFIpZSaBM0RP7gJ9L4NTFEjaJug5T7p4PvtKfK_wgLJdLBYaKQrxg1LPA27oji2CQ9DEt8x8lV2qdam0hTBDbPcegowohY67pH0/s200/ScannedImage-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348019517401852242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWhWKAXG0HXpqxkXO6DA0KbhHm2OKb8z54CEH0EiIW1ByUaE8VJkkb5e3u53FOkwngP9NLu_FTQpRmzVvsM1mvTAXwRrrQhFTlO-hIUvj0Ptzed3JsFfOCGGG-RERaxoeGBalicvtfv0/s1600-h/ScannedImage.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWhWKAXG0HXpqxkXO6DA0KbhHm2OKb8z54CEH0EiIW1ByUaE8VJkkb5e3u53FOkwngP9NLu_FTQpRmzVvsM1mvTAXwRrrQhFTlO-hIUvj0Ptzed3JsFfOCGGG-RERaxoeGBalicvtfv0/s200/ScannedImage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348019511797854562" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-42468316010557649942009-06-16T14:56:00.005-05:002009-06-16T15:10:59.404-05:00Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtR8jDmUeDz3ghl6FEJuRXsIGh8awmjw1L7lEHTMzkGDrjIZfyuPwBwup3fj7BxJBgCkTiyg-3-gZh_Azl3XmC67Afhs5ox66FeebXkAT7QMHpSG45RC9LG5old3aE2lWu0nyI8SDExY/s1600-h/ScannedImage-7.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtR8jDmUeDz3ghl6FEJuRXsIGh8awmjw1L7lEHTMzkGDrjIZfyuPwBwup3fj7BxJBgCkTiyg-3-gZh_Azl3XmC67Afhs5ox66FeebXkAT7QMHpSG45RC9LG5old3aE2lWu0nyI8SDExY/s200/ScannedImage-7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348020386839330642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvWu3MzY0YmfYamDT2aGoVikWxDwb1k6E-dxaAHz01WjmhUMOEJQCkBmXmFk_KNF59AIEUenBz6qbqu4Cp0fkD6aZBWuUCj8V2KF7MVktkt8BVqpcx2ocvyJbGdPaiNPcx91k5iIzgjE/s1600-h/ScannedImage-6.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvWu3MzY0YmfYamDT2aGoVikWxDwb1k6E-dxaAHz01WjmhUMOEJQCkBmXmFk_KNF59AIEUenBz6qbqu4Cp0fkD6aZBWuUCj8V2KF7MVktkt8BVqpcx2ocvyJbGdPaiNPcx91k5iIzgjE/s200/ScannedImage-6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348020385570598802" /></a><br />I know I have been absent for a little while, but we have had a lot going on and still do. We have had sickness in our family (on both sides) and they have been our main focus and continue to be. Also, Charles and I decided to Vacation Bible School together this year and we had a wonderful time doing it. We were amazed and blessed all at the same time that we had 13 children in our class. Even though we did not have any children come to Jesus, we pray that they will.<br /><br />Mary Beth is doing great she is a lively little 3 almost 4 year old. She stays wide open from the time her feet hit the ground until she goes to sleep at night. I have talked with her teacher at school and she is very pleased with the progress Mary Beth has made and believes there is no reason why she can not move up to the next level even before her time. Since Mary Beth's birthday does not fall until November she will not start school until she is almost 7, therefore at daycare she will be in the 5 year old class before it is time for her to be. YEA!!!! I think we might have us a smart child! (Yes, Doc. Jones I know you told us that in the very beginning!!!)<br /><br />I will post the pictures that I said that I would post a couple of months ago, but with everything going on like it has, I have not had the chance to do so. So at the top of the page you will have glanced at the photos before you even get a chance to read this.<br /><br />We hope that all of you are having a great 2009 so far and we pray that you continue to do so! Take care an until next time - God Bless all of you!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-24890679307121477532009-04-22T11:39:00.004-05:002009-04-22T11:52:46.665-05:00Easter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uU3yhYt-UmLMGKE9PHCI576TnFJ8Iw3MwLqADVN9kN8VkB3YMfZZiNrgKJ48Mu5mYCC4W-GjOCN-wBVn6xSY_uo5ZGWytw49wYjo9it9vYdLs76JgXt4e0wAXau8aRTOhRID2eC5x7M/s1600-h/011.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3uU3yhYt-UmLMGKE9PHCI576TnFJ8Iw3MwLqADVN9kN8VkB3YMfZZiNrgKJ48Mu5mYCC4W-GjOCN-wBVn6xSY_uo5ZGWytw49wYjo9it9vYdLs76JgXt4e0wAXau8aRTOhRID2eC5x7M/s200/011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327559129176436946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3W7WgftKfO56cR3IW8_MEi4QvnbjOVuvD12dHkhyphenhyphen2FyAnbd4O3ojgw4xxXNM-YljPwnmlZKByg0pTifh7kEnw4NesI9Jwx1CtdY3GrIRe7R1it6IiVdjzERZZAowjzZqBXo3kdM_2Ag/s1600-h/050.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3W7WgftKfO56cR3IW8_MEi4QvnbjOVuvD12dHkhyphenhyphen2FyAnbd4O3ojgw4xxXNM-YljPwnmlZKByg0pTifh7kEnw4NesI9Jwx1CtdY3GrIRe7R1it6IiVdjzERZZAowjzZqBXo3kdM_2Ag/s200/050.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327559125426078850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrTUTgdhMH7zxIgafjFXHOZgZxPmYuSHMKrXUqMKuW7VXNRqT76IgWoC-5rzQLEbc2Ao5paA_tqpUlmJ4MvQD4CsE6g8RwFfr52dB5jBOL82elW9XYXJKDvCyQBlbGHOapEpxnCWpte0/s1600-h/041.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrTUTgdhMH7zxIgafjFXHOZgZxPmYuSHMKrXUqMKuW7VXNRqT76IgWoC-5rzQLEbc2Ao5paA_tqpUlmJ4MvQD4CsE6g8RwFfr52dB5jBOL82elW9XYXJKDvCyQBlbGHOapEpxnCWpte0/s200/041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327559127483393634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwC-QR7n5pWBaNpzTcpLZjbBJAnpuxbW57xTeJgmGChVM2GBuh95OxwXY7KDSXMUwXTftsZZtCg5NOaqgo0_FjgxUriHLkQNwc1HNnwOxwcmwHyU3-GyFHzS7r_t1lkurHyKflhVKXH5M/s1600-h/027%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwC-QR7n5pWBaNpzTcpLZjbBJAnpuxbW57xTeJgmGChVM2GBuh95OxwXY7KDSXMUwXTftsZZtCg5NOaqgo0_FjgxUriHLkQNwc1HNnwOxwcmwHyU3-GyFHzS7r_t1lkurHyKflhVKXH5M/s200/027%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327559124063574482" /></a><br />We had a nice Easter. Even though we did not make it to church - we still had a great day. Mary Beth is in one of her I am not going to sleep moods again and that is what we did all night Saturday night and the reason why we did not make it to church. Charles however traveled to Oxford and preached for the men and women at the Veteran's home. This was his second trip over and he really enjoys traveling there. He has been asked to take the second Sunday of each month and has accepted.<br /><br />Mary Beth had a good little visit from the Easter Bunny. Also, the day before our church sat up at the City Park in Saltillo to hand out free hot dogs and drinks to everyone since they were holding the Park dedication and the community wide egg hunt. They had prizes to give away and low and behold they called Mary Beth's name and she won this huge bunny that is almost as big as she is. She loves the thing and takes it to bed with her and sleeps with at during nap time when we are at home. <br /><br />We hope all of you had a wonderful Easter! Take care and we will be posting more pictures in the next few days.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-54438999965311906992009-04-07T10:42:00.005-05:002009-04-07T10:55:29.609-05:00Laughter Lives Tuesday<a href="http://www.riggsfamilyblog.com/"><img height="150" alt="Laughter Lives" src="http://www.brentriggs.com/blogpics/laughterlivesbadge.jpg" width="150" align="right" border="0" longdesc="http://www.brentriggs.com" /></a>This post is part of "Laughter Lives! Tuesday" on the <a href="http://www.riggsfamilyblog.com/">Riggs Family Blog</a>. Check our <a href="http://www.riggsfamilyblog.com/">their blog</a> to read everyone else's "Laughter Lives!" posts.<br /><br />Here is a laugh for you and a AAAAAWWWWW for today on Laughter Lives Tuesday:<br /><br />One afternoon after work I went to pick up Mary Beth from school. I was putting her in her carseat when this conversation happened.<br /><br />Mary Beth: Mommy can I have Ronald McDonald food tonight? (Notice she does not call it McDonald's or Mickey D's like most children)<br /><br />Me: No baby not tonight we were going home and we were going to cook supper.<br /><br />Mary Beth: Please can I have Ronald McDonald food?<br /><br />Me: No we are not having Ronald McDonald food we are going home and cook and you can help me cook.<br /><br />Mary Beth: Much louder voice: PLEASE CAN I HAVE RONALD McDONALD FOOD?<br /><br />Me: No baby we can not! Mommy doesn't have the money to go to McDonald's - we will have to go home and cook.<br /><br />At this point I am closing the back door of the SUV and opening the front door to get in and.....<br /><br />Mary Beth: Mommy why do you go to work to make money if you don't have any money to get Ronald McDonald food?<br /><br />Boy did I feel about an inch tall at that moment and yes I went into explain the whole situation to her about paying bills, buying food, shoes, clothes and having a roof over her head.<br /><br />That is our little funny so now it is your turn. Make someone laugh today!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-44989346512188108782009-04-05T14:02:00.001-05:002009-04-05T14:03:45.296-05:00MusicI have added some of our favorite music to our blog. Therefore, turn your speakers on if you can and listen to some great music. Mary Beth must have music because she loves to sing and dance.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-22639579683919153722009-03-24T12:26:00.002-05:002009-03-24T12:35:07.092-05:00Laughter Lives TuesdayOK, I have shared this with some of you, but not all of you. This is something that we got a huge laugh about and I want to share it on Laughter Lives Tuesday! Thanks Brent for starting this!<br /><br />If you are a blogger or not - you can visit Brent's site for Abby and get a few more laughs if this one didn't do it for you! Enjoy everyone!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.riggsfamilyblog.com/2009/03/laughter-lives-tuesday.html">http://www.riggsfamilyblog.com/2009/03/laughter-lives-tuesday.html</a><br /><br />OK, so here is our little laugh :))))<br /><br />A few months ago Charles and Mary Beth were up and letting Mommy sleep late. They were sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast and just all of a sudden Mary Beth lays her little head over on her Daddy's shoulder and says "Daddy I love you with all my heart, but you are still a stinky ole boy".<br /><br />She got "stinky ole boy" from us because at one time she was bad about going up to this one little boy at school and trying to give him a kiss goodbye. We told her that if she kept kissing on that stinky ole boy that her lips were going to fall off one day.<br /><br />Of course us telling her has not stopped her from being her sweet and loving self - she still wants to give hugs and kisses every afternoon when we pick her up from school.<br /><br />GOD LOVE HER - SHE IS JUST GREAT!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-85349532628579127272009-02-23T19:41:00.006-06:002009-02-23T20:19:36.540-06:00Unwanted Children - NOT OUR'S<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgp_r2O78b7eCFWChFTo4LHm5eQuBbA4rEQTBZGNws2wGeYnd0jU_WzweXn7cV9W8cg3ajKJzCzq-6LWKvpc8UJCJkZVX08OucUNogw220oNbnvgWr1k14t5_Ikq7hJ4PNum8wq4te7s/s1600-h/ScannedImage-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306182572751844402" style="WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrgp_r2O78b7eCFWChFTo4LHm5eQuBbA4rEQTBZGNws2wGeYnd0jU_WzweXn7cV9W8cg3ajKJzCzq-6LWKvpc8UJCJkZVX08OucUNogw220oNbnvgWr1k14t5_Ikq7hJ4PNum8wq4te7s/s200/ScannedImage-2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXpPGWPzI3rmxBwsJJXMqbeNeCjkbE1CVHrFIgw-X5IYmcTw0Uw-agPQDBaT5s02SxmWhacof-_RXXWqnJQfRW-HrsGSg4FlYLclkkOAI3HTljr4WR9aojA590odH5GxOz4m6kKbQHDU/s1600-h/ScannedImage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306182573397209010" style="WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXpPGWPzI3rmxBwsJJXMqbeNeCjkbE1CVHrFIgw-X5IYmcTw0Uw-agPQDBaT5s02SxmWhacof-_RXXWqnJQfRW-HrsGSg4FlYLclkkOAI3HTljr4WR9aojA590odH5GxOz4m6kKbQHDU/s200/ScannedImage.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />(Taken at Chinese New Year Celebration 2009)<br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="left">This came to me via my hometown newspaper and I really felt like I needed to share this with every one that likes to check in on our blog from time to time. It rang true to me and most of the people that are in our lives. How could anyone not want a child? Then I have to think back to Mary Beth's bio mother. I wonder what it took for her to have to give Mary Beth up. She was a brave soul for doing so. For her to have to give up such a special child and for us to granted by our Lord and Savior this precious child to be in our lives. It is one of the greatest gifts that we have ever been given. So we pray for her bio mother and father. We do not know if they were together or if they were apart, but we must pray for them, because this was one of the hardest decisions that they had to make in their life, however we forever will be grateful to them for making that decision on that cold November night/day. Thank you Lord for giving them the courage to do this and please forgive them for what they did, but you knew what they were doing and you turned it around and blessed us with this amazing, wonderful, beautiful, joyous child!<br /><br />Here is the piece from the paper:<br /></p><br /><div><div><div><div><br /><div align="center">UNWANTED CHILDREN?<br />from Reflections of Faith by Roger Campbell</div><br /><div align="center"><br />Every child has the right to be wanted.<br />But why would any parent not want a child?<br />Should a child be unwanted because the parents fear changes in their lifestyle?<br />Should a child be unwanted because the arrival of another person in the home will throw the family budget out of balance?<br />Should a child be unwanted because a birth now will violate some preset timetable?<br />Should a child be unwanted because, like Abraham Lincoln, he or she will have to be raise in poverty?<br />Should a child be unwanted because of some possible physical handicap?<br />Should a child be unwanted because this birth will reveal wrong conduct by the parents and shame looms larger than life?<br />How can any parent not want a child who is yet unseen?<br />How can a child be unwanted who has not yet had the opportunity to give love or receive it...whose cry has never been heard...whose arms still wait to give their first hug?<br />Is it fair to deny birth to a child thought to be unwanted when that child has never had a chance to convince the parent of his or her worth?<br />And who is this unwanted one?<br />One who bears the image of both parents.<br />But more than that, one who reaches back through generations combining all family roots in one special person.<br />Very Special.<br />One so unique that this child can never be replaced.<br />No other person will have the same appearance.<br />No other person will have the same temperament.<br />No other person will have the same ability to solve problems that trouble us all.<br />No other person will have this child’s voice.<br />No other eyes will carry the same expressions as these.<br />No one will be the same mix of past and present.<br />So if this child is not allowed to live, we lose more than a statistic.<br />We lose a part of the past that is intended to be shared by this family.<br />We lose a family historian.<br />We lose one who seems to step out of old family portraits to walk among us.<br />We lose Grandma’s beauty and Grandpa’s gift to build. We lose Great-Grandma’s sense of humor and Great-Grandpa’s ability to produce a bumper crop.<br />When a child is denied birth a family loses part of its heritage and we all lose the reward of that person’s presence in the world.<br />The Psalmist said it well: "Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is His reward" (Psalms 127:3)</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-87236210721535818292009-01-30T12:51:00.010-06:002009-01-31T09:57:28.674-06:00So many questionsOn a day like today - where I have read several different blogs. I am so touched by each and everyone. I am blessed to be surrounded by such God fearing - God loving people in my life. However, there are always questions and there may not always be the answers you want, but there are answers.<br /><br />I know I will probably get a lot of responses back on these questions, but hey I have to ask. So, go head and shoot your big gun at me - those words are my hubby's words so I get to use them today.<br /><br />I know that if it is God's will that he will provide no matter what the case may be. However, at this time I am feeling very drawn to this subject. I must first say this is a subject that my husband says <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>NO</strong></span> to every time I bring it up.<br /><br />Question #1 I would like to ask how is it that so many families are able to afford multiple adoptions? Is it by grants, fund raising or what?<br /><br />I would give anything to have another child - to give Mary Beth a brother or sister. However, there is no way for us to afford another adoption. <em><strong>We know that it was God's will for us to get Mary Beth - there is no other explanation!!!!</strong></em> I have been praying about this and praying about this and unfortunately I have not been given the answer by God - not yet anyway. I know that he will answer in his own way and time no matter if I receive the answer that I want - He will give me the answer. Even though I know that I still feel very confused about all of this. The ladies at our church they pick on my husband all of the time about us getting another child and his response to that is "no - I am happy with Mary Beth". They just smile at him and say well we are praying really hard for ya'll to get another one. However, I still feel that there is room in my heart for another child. Could all of this be possible???? <em>(Yes hubby - I already know your answer)</em><br /><br />Question # 2: Once you are a mother do you ever get over the feeling that you have love in your heart for more children? I know of several families that wish they had only had one child. They are thankful for their second, but they wish that they had stopped at one.<br /><br />I know that Charles and I both are getting older and it might not be as easy to take care of more children, but hey I just look back to my Papaw when he married my Mamaw. He was 42 and she was 19 - his children from his first marriage were older than my Mamaw and then they had 4 children together. So he started a second family in his 40's. I think that if he could do it then so could I (and Charles).<br /><br />I pray that God will shine his light down on me and help to explain these feelings that I have. So, if you will just say a little prayer for me or you can post your thoughts at the bottom - just click on comments below and let me know. I feel so confused and lost at this point and I am not sure what to do, how to do it, and etc and etc.<br /><br />One last thing - thank you to all that have left comments on our story. Mary Beth is my testimony and I am very proud of that fact!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-63452331447936773672008-12-16T12:51:00.012-06:002008-12-19T09:11:57.944-06:00Our Story<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzK-UYOBp2k-jxM28q5a0ptVyEknU1PXpfV9oQt1S-SKD5b02OEEKq6h70O3gu8Mk0ibO7DJGoZjJmgJ6APULjb0149I0wtwVc5UNNhY6SdlhQkHa01TLsWEWM-7MlSZEc59yovcWJp0/s1600-h/img098226%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281518651027009122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzK-UYOBp2k-jxM28q5a0ptVyEknU1PXpfV9oQt1S-SKD5b02OEEKq6h70O3gu8Mk0ibO7DJGoZjJmgJ6APULjb0149I0wtwVc5UNNhY6SdlhQkHa01TLsWEWM-7MlSZEc59yovcWJp0/s200/img098226%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Many new friends, co-workers and our new church family have asked about our adoption story and I feel that now is the right time to post this on our blog. I am blessed each time that I am able to tell our story about Mary Beth and I have also been blessed with a public voice from above to go out and speak about our story. It gives me pride to know that this is what our Lord and Savior wants me to share with everyone and know that I am working for Him.</div><div></div><br /><div>This is our story:</div><div></div><br /><div>Charles and I had been married for 7 years when we found out that we could not have children on our own. It took us another 8 years before we decided that we would start looking into adoption. In July of 2004 we drove down to Jackson to a conference that was being held by another adoption agency and walked in with a big smile on our faces and walked out crying. We had thought about going to Russia (cost $50,000. we could not do it) then to Guatemala ($30,000 we could not do it) and our last choice was China ($30,000 we could not do it). All of this information was just thrown at us as we were walking out the door that day and that is the reason why we left with broken hearts and in tears.</div><div></div><br /><div>Then a co-worker of Charles' gave him a card to CCAI and Charles called and requested the package from them. Each time I was handed something with China on it I would push it to the side. You see for me I did not want to go to China. I was in control and I was not about to go to China. Then one August night in 2004 Charles and I sat at a table in a restaurant eating and all of a sudden I looked at him and said "you know I think we can do the adoption with CCAI". He just looked at me and said "well if you think we can we will go home and you can research it and let me know". I said OK and as soon as my feet hit the door that night I was on the computer looking things up and seeing what I could find. That very night around midnight I started thinking to myself "hey they sent us a package" so I tore our house apart and finally found the package. As I sat on the couch reading in nothing but peace and quiet the Lord reached down and placed his hand on my left shoulder and said these words to me "Go to China and you will find your daughter waiting for you there - Go there and she will be waiting". I felt the calmest that I have ever felt before and at peace with what he was telling me. It was a feeling like I had never felt before in my life. I had such a natural energy in me that night until I could not go to sleep. I sat there and thought to myself "Oh they sent us a DVD" so there I went again tearing my house apart until I finally found it and sat down and watched it. I placed all of the information on the table for Charles to read the next morning when he got up. So at 4am that next morning I finally started feeling sleepy and went to bed. When I awoke at about 10 am I ran down the stairs and looked at him and asked "Did you read all of the information that I left out for you last night"? He looked at me and said "No that is your job and you just tell me what I need to know". Now, mind you the night that we sat at the restaurant and I brought up CCAI it is like the thought of us NOT going to China was pushed out of my mind and I really didn't think about all of that again until after our paperwork was finished and on the way to China. I just said thank you Dear Lord for changing my mind and pointing us in the right direction.</div><div></div><br /><div>On November 8th, 2004 we received a phone call stating that we had been accepted to start our adoption for our daughter. On June 30th, 2005 our paperwork was logged into China (which was our LID date and would be a date that we would never forget and would also be a date that we could not wait for them to say that CCAA had reached for referrals). When we started the process to adopt our daughter we were told that the wait time after your dossier was logged into China would be 5 to 6 months. Therefore, we calculated that we would be leaving somewhere around late January early February of 2006. We of course were fooled again when all of a sudden CCAA decided that they would slow things down. We did not receive our referral until August 1st, 2006, but we were so thankful and understood that it was all in God's time and not in ours - even though this control freak wanted to stay in control of things, but couldn't. The more I tried to control it the longer it took. From the time that we were accepted until we traveled was 21 very long months. I wrote nasty letters to the adoption agency (CCAI) and bless their hearts they are such wonderful people that they would just send back this very understanding and caring letter to me. CCAI has been and still is a wonderful company with employees that have such loving hearts. We could not have asked for a better company to go through to receive our daughter. They held our hands from the very first moment that they received our paperwork until even now. We had great representatives while we were in China and they took great care of us. </div><div></div><br /><div>So, now everyone knows how Mary <span style="color:#006600;">(came from my mother)</span> Cameron <span style="color:#006600;">(came from our nephew that we lost too soon and loved so much)</span> Elizabeth <span style="color:#006600;">(is a name that I had picked out from a long time a go, but is also a family name)</span> came to be our daughter - by God's great hands and our love, faith and hope in Him. He is the Almighty and He can work wonders if people would just stop, slow down and look around them he is right there with you every day in every way and will work through you; if you will allow. </div><div></div><br /><div>We hope that everyone has a wonderful, peaceful and joyous Christmas!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-8879754466022629212008-12-08T11:57:00.002-06:002008-12-08T12:00:45.019-06:00Interview with China-BabiesI had the great pleasure of being asked to do a audio interview with China-Babies last week. I was very thrilled to be able to do it. China-Babies means a lot to me and several other adoptive families and they are a great company to work with. If you are interested in listening to the interview you can click on the link below or you can go to the right of our blog and click on China-Babies New audio interview up.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.china-babies-dev.com/landing/interviews.html">http://www.china-babies-dev.com/landing/interviews.html</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7744711693179299544.post-51577853126948134672008-11-26T12:19:00.004-06:002008-11-26T16:13:20.345-06:00Mary Beth's History Report<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWJ_Uu1rm_q6-ShxKw9XpRZm8j9wwr2UxyCtw58O8VR1AQ_ceHOmBD0o6G93_gRrhu81sOgTkhaiZO6BYS9YUJMRfpPUDagxd-qq-A2rnRQ8IpGC9B-np5xEzS1i3iT41dtqG7Nwi91g/s1600-h/Zhang,+Cai+Yin%27s+finding+photo+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273092012807619346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWJ_Uu1rm_q6-ShxKw9XpRZm8j9wwr2UxyCtw58O8VR1AQ_ceHOmBD0o6G93_gRrhu81sOgTkhaiZO6BYS9YUJMRfpPUDagxd-qq-A2rnRQ8IpGC9B-np5xEzS1i3iT41dtqG7Nwi91g/s200/Zhang,+Cai+Yin%27s+finding+photo+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5i0qbjpZggE7b8tiaxRNDHbNUFCkuRkBy9wHfIE9y64GLEU4EivKoys7rsZ3qD-IMiZ00_4owDpumlIl0pnlEM0TlYvuk-YpOHrRKh7qxoAvIbIHNDxdwXJgCGClyWuqXRpuUBzbl6o/s1600-h/when_zhang_cai_yin_was_just_found.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273092006670250322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo5i0qbjpZggE7b8tiaxRNDHbNUFCkuRkBy9wHfIE9y64GLEU4EivKoys7rsZ3qD-IMiZ00_4owDpumlIl0pnlEM0TlYvuk-YpOHrRKh7qxoAvIbIHNDxdwXJgCGClyWuqXRpuUBzbl6o/s200/when_zhang_cai_yin_was_just_found.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2tuBNj0wvjuXuMJsaHGKWsbvk7Lpq0I4Ude-Sv0jSHhryeCEhcXvmGJR57yBla4jGMISw3gH5ku6mv1ygZzcEMsl9E9dMxNhe92DmGdINAvyQFzkWdut_9z3Qm1yJqyVb_-6TyCHwpg/s1600-h/Zhang,+Cai+Yin%27s+finding+photo.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273092000553730818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2tuBNj0wvjuXuMJsaHGKWsbvk7Lpq0I4Ude-Sv0jSHhryeCEhcXvmGJR57yBla4jGMISw3gH5ku6mv1ygZzcEMsl9E9dMxNhe92DmGdINAvyQFzkWdut_9z3Qm1yJqyVb_-6TyCHwpg/s200/Zhang,+Cai+Yin%27s+finding+photo.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>We sent off several months ago for Mary Beth's history report and it finally came last week. Just in time for some of our family to get to see at her birthday party. We contacted a company called Chinababies that actually has reps. in China that will go and research your child's history through the orphanage that he/she came from. We were very glad to get pictures of Mary Beth when she was only 2 days old and it was actually on the day that they found her. You can see that they wanted to make sure that she did not get cold and was bundled in layers of blankets and one adult size coat. We were also happy to hear that the foster family that had her while she was in China loved her very much. She was their first and only foster child. They said that they loved her so much and when the orphanage came to get her it broke their heart. In one of the photos that we got that was taken inside of their home they still have her baby items. </div><br /><div></div><div>I just wanted to share these pictures with all of you and for all of you to see how pretty she was at 2 days old.</div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0