Grateful...

Hi everyone--

I am so grateful that we started this blog, nearly four years ago... I pray that memories from our trip to China... the people that we met (and the lives that now intertwine with our own)... Emmy's pigtails... and, of course, baby Ellie-Kate will never fade. However, as we near this anniversary, for the first time, I couldn't put my finger on the exact day that we left for China. Thus, I popped online and scrolled back to our very first few blog entries... March 23 is our Family Day, and it is etched in my mind and celebrated every year, but I am so glad that we began this online journal of our lives.

It has morphed into a family memory book of precious moments throughout our lives. Ellie-Kate is now a happy, healthy, dynamic five year old. Emmy is a 12 year old middle schooler, no longer adorning those adorable pigtails. Chelsea is a college freshman, and Britti is engaged, with a career. Yet, this blog has enabled us to chronicle those lovely transitions and turning points in our life journey. This blog continues to be about "A Family for Ellie-Kate," and, sometimes, it is just as funny as Disney Channel's "Good Luck Charlie," with the running theme of a video journal that big sister Teddi started for her new little sister, Charlie.

I praise God for Ellie-Kate and for all that she has brought to our family. She's such a special gift from God, and I treasure all of the memories that are about to come to mind as we celebrate our upcoming anniversary of our family's biggest adventure-- our trip to China so that we could bring Ellie-Kate home to Ohio!

Have a great week-end, everyone!

Christie