Last Day In Guangzhou!

The four families in our group with All God's Children.

Photos of our kids in front of this large sailboat made of Jade at the White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou.






Joshua and William having a little "brother time".








Joshua and Josiah on the red couch.


Joshua in his outfit for the oath ceremony.






The jade sailboat at the White Swan.
Joshua and me on the red couch!








Tomorrow morning we leave for Beijing very early. We arrive in Beijing at 11:30 a.m. and hopefully will get to go and see the Great Wall in the afternoon after we check into our hotel. We will be there one night and return home the next afternoon. We are soooo looking forward to coming home.







We had a great day today. The four families in our group went and had the "red couch" photo made today at the White Swan hotel. This is a tradition for adoptive families. We also went to the swearing ceremony today where we had to swear that all information we have given is true and accurate and that we will never leave or abandon this child. That was an honor and pleasure to swear to.







When we touch ground in the US Joshua will become a US citizen. I thought it was today, but it will be Thursday, August 30th! We are so excited and can't wait for that moment. We will fly past the statue of Liberty and then land in Newark NJ and fly home to Nashville about two hours later. We cannot wait! We are all already putting requests for our favorite food items. I personally am so excited to go and use my massage gift card which Lawrence gave me for Valentines Day! I am glad I waited!!







We are also anxious to check on all of our pets! We have adjusted to having four children already! We already love it! Olivia and I are already hoping to come back and rescue a little girl! And yes, rescue is the right word! Every child deserves to have a home and a family that loves them. I felt like this would be the same as delivering a child in that you soon forget about all the pain and trouble of being pregnant and just think about the wonderful blessing of a child. I hope that anyone considering adoption will know and understand that this is an incredible gift from God for both parties. Love abounds in all of our hearts for our new son who is already bringing so much joy to our hearts.




This could be our last post until we get home. I am not sure what kind of internet options we will have at the hotel in Beijing, but if this is our last post we will see you in the US - God willing!
We look forward to seeing you on US Soil!! Two more nights in China than my own bed!

May God bless you all richly with His love and mercy. We love you all and have learned much while we have been gone. We are truly blessed beyond measure and most Americans have no idea how much! May the God of peace be with you.