Greeted and ride home by a special friend

Friends are AWESOME! Thank you Jeff for taking us to the airport and bringing us home.

Chet was asking before we left China if Jeff was going to pick us up.. Chet loves Jeff,

and I believe as you can tell in this picture, so does brother Sam.

 

 

LOADED, Let's get home!!

 

Fly home

This day was filled with so many mixed emotions, good and not so good... I can't say that I ever want to relive this day other than remembering this is when our precious son, Sam came home to us. What a precious Gift from God! We are sooo blessed in so many ways.

We took a van from Guangzhou to Shenzen (Worrell family and Fink Family) then had to take seperate vans from Shenzen to Hong Kong.. which I was not at all a fan of. Now I see why! We got seperated, I was thinking they (Worrell Family) was in front of us but they got held up at immigration. We were pushing it to make the plane so we busting butt going through the airport just knowing the Worrell family was already on the plane concerned about us. We got on the plane, the Worrell family was not there. Yes i had them hold the plane knowing my friends will soon arrive. When they said they could not hold the plane any longer, I asked them to call to see if they have checked in. They told me they did call, and they had not checked in. Little did I know, they were there but not allowed to check in after a certain time. When the lady came back to tell me that the plane must leave, I have to say (to much shock to those who will read this) I busted out crying! I told the flight attendants that we want off the plane. They would not let us off the plane... Ohhhh I was not a happy camper. My friends are  suppose to be on this plane and we are suppose to spend this 15 hours together then say our goodbyes. We did not get to say Goodbye. 

The plane takes off... Sam's first plane flight... we are leaving Hong Kong to New Jersey..


Sam's first flight! Brother wanted to help Sam,
comfort him on his first flight

 Sam enjoyed the flight and did really well... however I believe he got up every 30 min to use the restroom.. maybe a little nervous.

We arrived in New Jersey 15 hours later.... 6 hour layover then they posted that our plane was going to 1 hour and 30 min late leaving.

My heart perked up because that meant I may have time to go to another terminal to see my friend arrive, who should have been on the flight with me. We were suppose to leave at 7:05pm and Tracy's plane was going to arrive from San Francisco at 7:30pm... but now.. ummmm. I may get to see my God Given sister arrive and tell her bye as we go our seperate ways (only by distance not in heart), she lives in NJ.  I went to ask the flight attendant would I have time to get to the other terminal and back in time for my plane and he said yes. I looked so rough from crying 10 of the 15 hours of the previous flight because I had no idea what happen to my friends. if they were ok, or what happen.  ANYWAY,... I headed straight over to the terminal.. and waited.... ans waited and waited... when I thought most people were off the plane I started getting nervous that I missed them. I started asking people, do you know if you had 3 Deaf people on your plane. Can you believe no one knew? REALLY? anyway, finally there comes the georgous Worrell family. I have to say, I hugged them and did not want to let go. I was so thankful to see them and that they were all ok and ready for home. Praise God for my flight that was late leaving, It was a TRUE blessing to tell my sister and her family goodbye,, I say blessing, yes it was but IT HURT SO BAD! So blessed to take this journey with the Worrell family, I love them so much....

Now heading back to our terminal waiting for our plane to leave... here are some pictures of our shy boy... NOT! not a shy bone on his body...

 

As we wait and wait, it is time to board the plane.. Ready to get home. a very emotional day and also a exciting day to bring Sam our son home. Boarded the plane, Sam has a seat with a lady. Evidentually, Sam did not like her reading a book, he closed it for her. LOL. ofcourse I explained to Sam don't touch other people's belongings, he was starring at at. I explained to her that this is his first day in America, he is harmless (i hope) etc. 

20min on the plane we were told the flight has been cancelled due to the lack of pilots. The current pilot had no more hours to fly so they had to cancel.

We got off the plane and had to go to customer service to see if another flight was leaving or if not get a hotel. Chet and Sam were troopers. I could not be more proud of them. They adjusted very well. They played together while Gary and I were ready to get home so kind of not feeling it staying overnight in New Jersey. 

We went downstairs to get our luggage, the sweet lady who Sam graciously closed her book gave me this...

A letter she wrote to encourage me. What a gift!

She wrote it, even attached a flower.

How sweet!

 

Sam has little, very little ASL so he is not understanding all that is going on. 

He asked, "fly home?" It broke my heart that we can't fully communicate yet but was encouraged that this young boy went with the flow. I responded, "Yes, tomorrow fly home."

We got a 6:30 am flight out on Sat.

 

Us going down escalators... Sam did not know how to go down with luggage.. see what he does....

YES he let's the luggage go... haha

just before dad arrives to help him.

 

 

Went downstairs of the hotel to eat, and a gentlemen came up and asked if we are on the 6:30am flight leaving Sat morning. He informed us that it too has been cancelled.

WOW!! I just knew when we told Chet that it was not going to be pretty. We are SO proud of that boy, ofcourse he was disappointed but he not once got mad. He is such an AWESOME son!

 

What's next?

We called United Airlines and got the 9:30am flight and arrived home around 11:45am. WOW..

HOME SWEET HOME 

random pictures of Guangzhou

Beijing Road

Just a walk across from our hotel

Down time... look what we found.. yummm NOT!

Down time, shopping and looking around to see what we can find... ummmm

Chet and Sam were excited to find some dried fish

Dad tried it for his sons... ummm NOT

Our brave friend tried it.. wow!

Chicken Balls anyone? not I

No caption needed lol

We shopped then visited the park, saw the statue of the 5 goats...

FINK'S  

Worrell and Fink Family

 

God's Gifts are Amazing.. my "Special Gift"

 "A friend is one who strengthens you with prayers, blesses you with love and encourages you with hope."

 

 

If you have been anywhere near me or had a conversation with me in the past 6 months or so,
then you have heard about what God has done during this adoption process
and you HAVE heard about my "Special Gift" from God...

My AMAZING God-given Sister!



Meeting Tracy for the first time face to face.. (1/22/2013)

God connected mine and Tracy's path, the adoption journey...
WOW was it a journey.. and it was an Amazing journey..
God showed Himself in performing miracles right in front of our eyes.. AMAZING!!
Which grew/bonded mine and Tracy's friendship..
Know Tracy and I did not meet face to face until 1/22/13, but God bonded us together
where by the time we met it seemed we have always known each other.

Imagine another person in the world almost like me, like alot of the same things,
not like alot of the same things..list can go on and on..
As God continued to bond us, through sharing God's word together, encouraging one another, praying for one another, through love that God gave us for one another...
 
WE KNEW WE ARE TRUE GOD-GIVEN SISTERS!!!

"Friends in Christ are friends forever"

In China, God concreted our friendship, We ARE forever sisters..

God knows your every need even before you know you have a need.

I am so blessed beyond words for my God given forever sister

"A friend loveth at all times." - Proverbs 17:17
 

 

 

 

 

 

We are tooooo BLESSED

HANDSOME, AWESOME BOYS..

WE are tooo blessed to call these handsome boys our sons...

So thankful for Chet and Sam.. they are sooo awesome together..

totally opposites but totally awesome!!!

 

This cutie pie with Sam, is Elias.. wow.. AMAZING that

God has blessed me to see this handsome boy face to face.

I have been praying for him for 2 years..

my dear friend (God given sister) adopted him..

and we are here together.

I AM ONE BLESSED woman.

 

Chet doing his homework and teaching Sam

some photos of Guangzhou

Chet says, China is good because they have TALL buildings...

 

 

Apartments.. in China notice clothes hanging out. They don't have
dryers.