Cheri Kay in Haiti....where my life became meaningful.

If you see this amazing young man today, will you please wish him a Happy Birthday!!!???? I can't believe this little man is 11. Yes, ELEVEN!!!! I am so proud of him! He is kind, compassionate, and loves everyone! He is so excited to be a big brother to his new sister! I am so proud of him! He knows that having another sister who is deaf is not going to be easy, yet, he already loves her to pieces and he cannot wait to show her the ropes!  Happy Birthday Sweet Boy! Momma loves you like crazy!!!!  Any and all donations that come in today will go towards Jaryse's name in the Tag the Bag competition!!!

I had sweet dreams of my Dahlia Jane last night! I had dreams of meeting her. I had dreams of her walking to me with her arms out towards me. I had dreams of holding her, hugging her and seeing her sweet face in person! She has no idea how much we already love her and I cannot wait to hold her in my arms and show her the love that she deserves.   On another note, God answers prayers! Haha!  That is an understatement huh!!!???  :)  So, I have been planning to travel to China by myself with both Ecrissa and Jaryse. Meaning of course, that I'd travel to China with 2 kids by myself and home with 3 (two of which are deaf!).  I have envisioned quite the trip with just me and the three kids....can you picture it! LOL!!!   Well, I am so thankful for the love and support that God provides!  He has made a way for me to have some extra hands! My friend, Amy Smith, is planning on joining me and the kids to China to bring home Dahlia!  Amy is i...

Ok friends!  So, things keep moving forward and I am so very excited!  We are looking at being about 6-8 weeks away from traveling to China to pick up our baby girl!  This is so exciting!  This post is going to tell you 2 things.  First, it's going to tell you about our fundraiser that is starting NOW as one last push to try to fund bringing our little girl home and Second, I realized that I keep calling this little girl by every title, except what her name will be!  I can't post her sweet face, but I can share what her name will be!  So, keep reading and you'll find out!!! Ok, so as promised, I am first going to ask you to please participate in this fundraiser!  The fees for the actual adoption have pretty much been saved, raised and paid!  YAY!!!  Now, we are working hard to find the funds for the travel costs!  These final costs include things like Chinese Visa's for all of us, airplane tickets, hotel and food costs, and the ve...

This girl is so ready to be a big sister!!!!  Ecrissa amazes me!  With all of her struggles and hurdles to overcome, she moves forward every day, learns more, works hard and tries her hardest to be the best Ecrissa she can be!  She is so excited right now to be a big sister to "China Baby".  Ecrissa uses sign language because she is deaf and she fully understands that "China Baby" is also deaf.  She cannot wait to teach her little sister sign language.  She is the one who gave the nickname "China Baby" because that is what she signs when talking about her baby sister! :)  She has been very involved in helping me get the things that her sister will need.  Helping to set up the crib and take care of the toys and clothes that have been given to us.  She even made sure that we found a doll that looked like "China Baby". We went through many stores both around Grand Rapids and online until we finally found one that Ecrissa was sure her sister wo...