Friday, March 5, 2010
Celebrating Ruby's Referral From China!
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Three years ago God blessed us with a baby! At the time a seven month old from a little village in Jiangxi. Over time we would grow to love our Jiangxi Jewel beyond what we could have ever imagined. Ruby has brought us true joy, and we still marvel at the gift of Her Rubiness!
I can't wait to get home to scoop her up, and rub noses! We love you Ruby! Bigger than we can ever stretch are arms out for you!!!
"I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him." ~1Samuel 1:27
Changsha - Wal*Mart with Sienna
Just a test of my first video download from here! We went to Wal*Mart today. I am pretty sure it was Sienna's first trip. What a delight to see it through her eyes!!!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Silly Sisters
It is now Wednesday in China, and we are getting ready to start our day. The beautiful Tung Tung slept pretty well last night. She prefers the couch in our room over her bed, so that is where she spent half her night.
In the middle of the night, Jeff was up with her. I came out and she was just sitting on the couch with that quiet stare of a child who was wondering how she got to here from there.
As her Mom who would jump in front of a bus for her already, this broke my heart. She is so brave! Honestly, I think some tears would be good. Perhaps, she shed enough on Monday for this chapter.
When she woke up for the day, it was clear she needed her space. Kind of like most of us before coffee. This is hard for Ainsley to understand, and we are working on it. However, if it were not for the Pearl I truly believe we would not be where we are with Tung Tung. She adores her Jie Jie, and it has helped us make great strides quickly.
The weather here is so rainy and cold that there is not much to do with the girls. We are going to take the girls to the pool this afternoon, which we know Sienna will love!!! That is after we go to the infamous Chinese Wal*Mart and let her pick out something fun for the room. We look forward to Guangzhou on Friday!
We have a huge picture window in our room, which is 19 floors above the street. Often she kneels on the window seat and takes it all in. Which she is doing right now..
Thank you for your amazing comments. I love reading them. Yes, she is beautiful. Truly breathtaking in person. Besides the face, she has gorgeous hands and fingers. Kim mentioned the legs. They are so long and skinny. I will get a shot of those in her swimsuit today.. :) I adore the Pixie haircut and I can't imagine it any different. It may be her signature doo!
Anyway, we are heading to breakfast and they in will be time to check in with Ruby Mei! We miss her so! But, without a doubt, leaving her home with Camp H was the right decision for our family.
I thought I would share these pics from yesterday at the Civil Affairs office. We feel blessed that God allowed us to see this very silly side of Sienna so quickly. She is a complex package with many layers. And slowly, she is revealing them...
I am going to work on posting a short video here later.
Thanks Kim for being such an amazing friend and scribe!!
Love from Changsha,
Diana
Eye Candy
Here are some more photos Diana sent of beautiful Sienna to hold us over until tomorrow.....
A good day
Thank you everyone for lifting us up and checking in on us. We are overwhelmed by God's faithfulness as we see our prayers being answered for Sienna. She has a long way to go in trusting us but we could not have asked for a better first day. I have a more detailed account of the day on the travel site.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Introducing Miss Sienna Grace
Diana gave me (Kim) permission to post an update. Obviously, I cannot really write what is on Diana's beautiful heart but I know that so many of you are waiting for news.
Here are a few photos....
Sienna Grace is STUNNINGLY beautiful and supposedly has long beautiful legs:)
Diana has said that Sienna's smile lights up all of Hunan (and it does)! Those photos are coming soon. Diana has also described Sienna as very strong willed. You can imagine how hard this is for Sienna. She is 4 and 1/2 and she is leaving everything that she has known. Please pray for her. Diana is trying to get her to sleep right now. Tomorrow, they need to go to Civil Affairs and it could be very challenging for Sienna as that is where they met her and the Orphanage Director will be there. I know Diana would want me to thank you all for your continued prayers and support for them. They can truly feel it in China.
And don't forget to check Sienna's travel site.
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