Many of you already know that we tried a foster adoption in late 2009. While that has worked well for lots of people, it failed miserably for us. Looking back on it, we've realized that God used the experience to put our hearts right to go back to China. We considered a couple of files before the foster, but chickened out for one reason or another. Anyway, we found our way back to China with some help. Annie has been following families from The Story of You since before we traveled to meet Mia. She found the Kennedy family and the story of their trip to Guiyang to meet their daughter. One of their blog posts showed a great picture of their cute-as-a-button daughter with a beautiful girl that was her best friend. There was a note describing her and asking people to consider an older child. Annie showed me the picture and we both had the same thought...sounds great! The thought of a middle-school aged child was somewhat scary, but it felt right to both of us. Annie sent an email and asked a few questions. Within a few weeks we had gathered our initial documents and started the application process. Our application was approved in February and a little over a week ago we submitted our letter of intent to adopt NiuNiu. Based upon the serendipity that led us to her and the blessings that have been popping up at every turn, we decided that it was right to present Kennedy Faith as her American name. We cannot wait to move the paperwork to the point where we can communicate with our daughter directly and get her input. We want to hear all about her and find out what she's like. So far, we have seen the file provided by the CCAA and heard some great descriptions from the Kennedy family. Now, we are counting the minutes until we can email her!! And we are counting the weeks until we travel to Guiyang to meet her in person!!!!
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