Another Year of Blessings! Happy 2011! ♥

Christmas has come and gone. New Year celebrations are complete. Decorations are taken down and packed away. Tim and the children are back at work. Soon Rachel and Micah will return to the universities to begin their spring semesters. It's a new year and a time of more change in our lives. But I choose to celebrate that this is a time of new blessings, new opportunities and new growth as individuals and a family. I do miss the tree glowing in our living room. I do miss the time we spent with family and friends over the holidays. But I am so grateful that we had those moments to share then....and I look forward to new moments to share in this new year.

As we enter 2011, I anticipate so many possibilities this year. Will we get "the call" this spring, summer or fall? Will we see JennaBeth's (and maybe EmmaKate's) face soon? Will we wait longer or shorter than we anticipate? What will it be like to be in China to finally see, hold and bring our little one/s home? How will our lives grow this year? How will the children enjoy spring semester? What will Tim experience at work this year? Will I find new opportunities and accomplishments in my personal goals and dreams? What great times will we share as a family? What will it be like to be the Mom of a college graduate in May? Where will Rachel find a nursing job after graduation? What will her apartment be like? How will family and friends find their new year of opportunities? What surprises are in store for us? What exciting moments lie ahead in our lives this year?

The truth is that we don't know what each new day of this new year holds. But I do know this. We are very blessed to have great family, friends and people in our lives who are walking along this journey with us. And we are so very thrilled to be walking along life's journey with them, too. We are never alone and we have so much to be thankful for in this new adventure of 2011.

I just want to take this opportunity to say that I wish each of you a very joyful, healthy, peaceful and loving 2011. May your journey be blessed each moment. You have blessed our lives so greatly and we look forward to sharing a new year of life with you. May we celebrate this gift of life, love and hope with great anticipation and gratitude.

May our little one/s in China come home soon. We love you, JennaBeth/EmmaKate. May God continue to hold you in His arms and bless each life that takes great care of you until Dad and Mom come to China to bring you home. Our thoughts and prayers are with you continually as well as with the caregivers, birth parents and workers who are making it possible for you to come home soon. Until then, we are holding you in our hearts with much love and joy.
Cherishing another year of blessings in our journey,
Terri & Family