Mixed Nuts: June 2007

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Saturday, June 23, 2007

Starting the room

Well, we are finally going to start working on Cainan's room. We picked a paint color. That is always the hardest part for us. NExt weekend we are going to start painting it. Then we will begin decorating and soon it will be a complete room! I am hoping that we get it finished before our TA so that we can send a picture of his new room to him in his care package. We will see how fast we can work!

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Welcome

Welcome to our blog! This is the blog that we will use along our journey to our little boy - Cainan. He is waiting for us in Chenzhou City Welfare Institute in Hunan Province, China. He was born on June 2, 2006 with unilateral cleft lip and palate. The orphanage report says he loves music and is apt to laugh. He will fit right in with us!
We are so excited about becoming his parents and giving our girls a brother. We will keep you up to date as we make plans to travel, and then you can follow along as Mat travels to China to pick up our son!