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With much love we announce the 
referral of our daughter....Claire!! 
Please bookmark us and follow our
journey to Claire! 

OUR TRAVEL DATES:
Nov. 23 - Dec. 5, 2005
Chinese Name: Cao He Xue
Birth Date: January 4, 2005
Birth Place: Jiujiang, Jiangxi
DTC: February 16, 2005
LID:  March 2, 2005
Referral: October 5, 2005
Travel Dates:  Nov. 23 - Dec. 5, 2005
Agency:  WIAA
Our Family Tree

We've added to
our family tree
a stronger one to make.
A child from another plant
has become our
new namesake.
Just as a limb is grafted
from one tree to another.
It alters and improves
the plant making it,
uniquely, like no other.
Our family tree has
been improved,
adoption made this so.
For love, much more
than bloodlines,
makes us thrive and grow.
We chose to share our life
and love and all
the joys to come.
Our "family tree"
has blossomed with the
arrival of our
cherished daughter.
~Author Unknown
Thanks so much for
visiting us during
our journey,
Scott, Teresa, Kate, Jack
and Claire!
Please email us.......
Claire

The Chosen Heart

Longing for a child to love, We'd wish upon the stars above.
In our hearts we always knew a part of us was meant for you.
We think how happy we will be, Once we adopt you, and you adopt we.
We dream of all the joy you'll bring, imagining even the littlest things.
The way it will feel to hold you tight, and tuck you in every night.
The drawing on the refrigerator door, and childhood toys across the floor.
The favorite stories read again and again, and hours of games with make-believe friends.
The day you took our outstretched hands, a journey ended, but our lives began.
Still mesmerized by your sweet face, still warmed inside by our first embrace.
We promised to give you a happy home, and a loving family all your own.
A house you've now made complete, with laughter, smiles, and tiny feet.
A parent is one who guides the way, know we will be there everyday.
Rest easy as each night you sleep, a lifetime of love is yours to keep.
Longing for a child to love, we'd wish upon the stars above.
In our heart we always knew, a part of us belonged to you.

©1997 Teri Harrison
An invisible red thread connects those who are destined
to meet regardless of time, place or circumstance.
The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break.
-An Ancient Chinese Belief