Alison is the 4th from the right in this picture. I don't know why they are all dressed alike. This is the adoptee group but not all eleven. The family that just adopted say that Alison will wear a size 6. At nine and a half she is the size of the our five year old grandkids. This is a "don't mess with me" face.

To maintain privacy of the family that just adopted, I am not mentioning their names. On "gotcha day" their daughter was brought to them in a new red silk outfit with fabric shoes. They had many pictures of her on a CD. Their daughter had the teddy bear they had sent in a care package. She came with a backpack with an outfit to change into and some school supplies. She was very prepared to be adopted and is striving to please her new parents.

Regardless of how our "gotcha day" goes. We feel we have been led to this adoption by God. He will give us the strength to do what we need to do to raise our daughter. At a minimum, we will expose her to a Christian life with moral principles. She will learn that Jesus is her savior. We will love her as the gift from God that she is to our lives. Her life, our lives and the lives of our grown daughters and the grandkids will all be impacted by Alison coming into our home. I pray that blessings abound to all who are touched by this beautiful little orphan coming to America. I can't wait to meet my new daughter.