What a miracle!! For those who knew and ran with us 8 years ago – yesterday June 28th was not only Annie’s birthday but also the 8th Anniversary of her miracle adoption! It was only by the grace of God that we made it to her before she aged out at 14 years old in China!
Her adoption was an extreme expedite- 6 and 1/2 weeks from start to the day she became our daughter! We almost missed our flight due to sitting on a tarmac in D.C. for over 2 hours blowing through our planned layover time in LA! We rushed to our plane and were the last ones on the flight. Our luggage didn’t make it but we did! We adopted her 8 hours before her 14th birthday( at that time it was the cut off age for adoption in China).
To everyone who prayed and supported us 8 years ago…THANK YOU! GOD MADE A and E for one another! ANNIE AND ELLIANNA became sisters and best friends from the first moment they met when Brian picked us up at the airport in D.C. with Ellianna tagging along! They both have significant special needs and they compliment one another/ help one another and can communicate in their own language- one is deaf and the other struggles to use her hands due to cerebral palsy(making signing difficult) but they have their own language worked out and are a true gift to anyone who knows them. They are hilarious and keep life in the moment!
Thank you God for the miracle of Annie and Ellianna. We have been blessed and had Brian not said ” let’s try it – we can make it to her in China before she ages out” – she would be one of the many orphans who no one would see or bring into their home! She would be a statistic! May the Lord bring another into our lives and home- our hearts have room for another treasure to love! His faith was unwavering! We literally did China adoption everyday for 6 and 1/2 weeks and made 6 trips to NYC for Chinese documents! Praise the Lord and Thank you! Remembering and Praising And HAPPY Birthday 
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