We had a special day today in the eyes of the United States. We had a ceremony and an oath at the American Consulate stating that we promise to be Macy's parents. She will officially become an American citizen when we land on US soil in Newark, NJ. We took the oath with around 30 other families adopting healthy and special needs children. We have met some of them either shopping on the island, in our hotel, or riding on the dinner cruise the other night. It is interesting to hear their stories of how they came to China to adopt. One of the mothers said, "it is so cool to see how each child is perfect for the parents and their family." Well, yeah! I am so thankful that the Lord had His hand in our lives and this journey of adoption. I would have never imagined my life would look like this at 32 years old but He did! My favorite verse is Jeremiah 29:11 and thankfully it states that "He knows the plans that He has for my life."
Have I mentioned that we are ready to get home?!? I may mention it a few more times before we get back! Please begin praying for our trip back to the states. We will begin at 5:00 a.m. on Friday morning and be at our destination at 10:30 p.m. on Friday night. We will be traveling over 30 hours from start to finish. We have a few long layovers and of course the 14 hour flight with an active 2 year old. If you remember back on our blog, the trip from Nanjing to Guangzhou was not a pleasant one. Macy had a 30 minute meltdown on the plane. We don't want any of those on the 3 different flights. Just pray for her, us, and the people on the flight! :)
We attached pictures of the American Consulate and Macy in her traditional Chinese dress. We went to the White Swan Hotel to take the famous "Red Couch" pictures. It is a tradition that all adoptive families take pictures of all the girls in the travel group on the couch. Not all the girls were excited about the famous picture. Macy couldn't quite figure out what was going on and just kept staring at all the crying girls. When we put her in her dress, she loved picking up her dress so she could see her belly. During the pictures, she decided to pull up another friend's dress also. We were all laughing at her! Enjoy the pictures! We are ready to come home! See I said it again! :)
2 comments:
We're ready to have you home, too, Allison Family!
Thank you for sharing your adoption adventure with us, through this blog. It was a blessing to see your pictures and to read about your daily joys and excitement!
We can't wait to see the five of you together as a family, finally, and - of course - to meet Macy!
We understand all the changes to Macy's life and how overwhelmed she must be, though, so we will be patient as we wait for God's perfect timing to bring about that special moment.
Love,
Jim, Rhonda, David and Christine
Hey girl! I am so glad you commented on my blog. I had heard you adopted from China but I didn't know how to get in touch with you. I'll have to follow your blog & read it when I have some time. What a small world.
You have a beautiful family. Take care, Blessings, & (for old time sake) ZLAM,
Charity
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