Thanks so much for visiting us during our journey, Butch, Lisa, Julie, Katie and Kaeli! ...and Furry Family Member, Augie!
With love and joy we announce the referral
of our daughter.....Kaeli Qin!
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OUR TRAVEL DATES: July 7 - 19, 2006
Chinese Name: Qin Li Qi Birth Date: July 27, 2005 Birth Place: Guangxi DTC: May 20, 2005 LID: June 8, 2005 Referral: May 26, 2006 Travel Dates: July 7 - 19, 2006 Agency: A Helping Hand
Legacy of an Adopted Child
Once there were two women,
Who never knew each other.
One you do not remember,
The other you call mother.
Two different lives,
Shaped to make yours one.
One became your guiding star,
The other became your sun.
The first gave you life,
And the second taught you to live it.
The first gave you need for love,
And the second was there to give it.
One gave you a nationality,
The other gave you a name.
One gave you the seed of talent,
The other gave you an aim.
One gave you emotions,
The other calmed your fears.
One saw your first sweet smile,
The other dried your tears.
One gave you up...
It was all that she could do.
The other prayed for a child,
And God led her straight to you.
And now you ask me
Through your tears,
The age-old questions
Through the years.
Heredity or environment...
Which are you a product of?
Neither, my darling...neither,
Just two different kinds of love.
Unknown Author
Kaeli
Adoption
Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone,
But nonetheless, my very own.
Never forget for a single minute
That you weren't born under my heart, but in it.
by Fleur Conkling Heylinger
A little girl from a distant land...... and we've been chosen to hold her hand.
