Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Introducing Our Daughter...

Today is our little girl's half-birthday. Kate is officially 3 and 1/2 years old. I can't tell you how difficult it is to watch the months pass by as she continues to grow up without us. As much as we wish we could be celebrating this milestone with our daughter (since we have missed all 3 of her actual birthdays), we did want to at least mark the day by sharing something special.



About a month after we were matched with our daughter, we received some additional photos of our beautiful little girl. This is a rare gift that we did not know we would be blessed with. Many families only get their referral photo when adopting internationally, but our sweet Kate is at a wonderful, well-staffed, Catholic orphanage, and they document the children's lives with both photos and reports. So we are blessed to have a few priceless photos of her from 20 days old, until now. It is hard to watch her grow up in these pictures, knowing that we have missed so much... but at the same time it is such a gift to be able to see how beautiful she was at each precious stage of her life!


So today, on her half-birthday, we would like to introduce you to our daughter...




[We still are not allowed to publicly share photos of our daughter, so this is a password protected video. If you are a family member or friend, you are welcome to contact us for the password. We ask that those with the password please do not post this link on social media, or share the password with strangers. Thank you for understanding!]

The song you'll hear while watching is one that is very near and dear to our hearts. We have thought of "Mine to Love" by Dave Barnes as "Kate's Song" since we first heard it live at one of his concerts several years ago. To be able to see her photos set to this song after so many years of waiting is a very special thing. We hope you enjoy the song, and the photos of our beautiful little girl! Please continue to pray for a miracle of August travel dates. We are so anxious to hold her in our arms!

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  1. Guys, she is so beautiful and precious!! Thank you so much for sharing... Praying for August travel dates!!

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    1. Thank you! We can't wait for the day we get to see her playing with Jane, Mae, and Ruby! Love ya'll!

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  2. She is so beautiful!!! I know your heart is aching to have her home. What a blessing to have the photos of her as a baby and toddler. We are praying with you for your August miracle!

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    1. We are so grateful to have them. Thank you for those prayers!

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  3. She is truly beautiful and your lives will be so blessed. Our youngest was 3-3/4 years old when we adopted her. Truly a precious age and she will quickly adapt to her new home and family. Praying for you guys and the adventures ahead. Blessings, Rob & Tresa Flanegin

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    1. Thank you for sharing that! It's always good to hear from someone else who adopted internationally at that age. I worry about her transition - especially with language. We speak a little Thai, but I'm sure her vocabulary surpasses ours. So glad to hear your littlest adjusted well! Our prayer is that Kate adjusts easily too.

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  4. LOVE! Praying with y'all and for y'all!

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    1. Thank you so much! We appreciate those prayers more than you know!

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  5. Oh💗, she seems so big! Praying her home🙏

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    1. I know! It hurts my heart to see how grown up she looks in those photos... we have missed so much of her little life. But I'm grateful that she looks healthy and is growing well. She is actually tall for her age, according to the measurements we've gotten. Please keep those prayers coming!

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