Saturday, January 13, 2007

Translated Documents & Red Threads




We received a translation of Mia's growth record. It seems to have been done in October, 2006. That must have been the time her documents were submitted for International Adoption. How my mind ponders questions like who decides to pick her? Why did they select her? International Adoption makes up only a small fraction of all children available in China. We are blessed to have been given this child. She seems like a little bundle of joy and sounds like someone knew she'd fit in perfectly in the Welford's household.

During this entire process I have prayed for our "Red Thread" to be made known to us. The chinese have a saying that we are tied by a red thread to someone we are destined to be with...it may tangle, stretch and knot but it will not break. The date we felt the pull of this red thread was on November 11, 2004 at a Stephen Curtis Chapman concert. Nine months later our little Mia was born. I have been praying that God would confirm this adoption to me and He has, over and over again. When I look into her smiling face and read the pages of her growth and personality, I know she is ours and was meant to be.

Her foster family obviously gave most of these details in her report. It is said that "
The child was found on June 20, 2006 by the local people who reported to the police. After the investigation by the authoritative police station, the child was confirmed to be an abandoned baby and was brought in to the orphanage the same day. They determined then that her birthday was around August of 2005 and gave her DOB as the 2oth. She would have been 10 months old. It doesn't say how long she stayed in the orphanage before going to a foster family. The file also describes Mia is "outgoing, clever, active, cute, smiley, sociable, like outdoors, likes to be held and accompanied. Wave hands and kicks when happy. Likes to play games with other children. Gets along well with other kids. Likes to play with toys she’s never seen. Positive response to the strangers and new stimulation." I'm just going nuts to hurry up and meet her!

We are waiting for travel approval and consolate appointments and figure the likely time to travel will be the last of February and first week of March.

2 comments:

redmaryjanes said...

What wonderful information that your daughter has been in a foster home. I hope that our daughter will be so lucky.
I hope that everything goes smoothly and you have her home very soon.

DiJo said...

Hi!
We are a waiting AWAA family hoping soon to have our referral too. I just have to tell you that I think Mia is one of the most adorable babies I have ever seen referred. She looks so joyful! What answered prayer! Like you, I pray that God will reveal the red thread to our daughter. My assumption is she was born on June 12th because it is a significant day in our family. Oh, how I long to know the child God has picked for us.
Blessings to you as you wait for your TA. I will be praying that it comes quickly! Congratulations!
Diana
Group 233
www.myadoptionwebsite.com/diandjeff