Red Thread

An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break."

--An ancient Chinese belief

I thought I would briefly share my Red Thread story. On Feb 9, 2002, Ken and I were celebrating Chinese New Year with friends at Chinese Restaurant in IL. We had already been waiting 5 months for our first daughter's referral and we would have another 9 months until we would eventually see her face for the first time. That night we were talking about the wait, wondering , dreaming about our daughter to be with other couples who were also waiting.

Halfway across the world, a little girl was born on Feb 9, 2002 and her life would be forever changed when she was placed at the gate of a government building in China on a Monday morning after the Chinese New Celebration (Feb 18). She lived in Qingxin SWI in Guangdong Province until her new family came to bring her home.






On Nov 7, 2002 we received that call that our referral had arrived and we had a Daughter. It was that special girl who was born on that day we were dreaming about her. We were destined to meet and we did on Jan 12, 2003!

Today that little girl is a beautiful 5 year old. She brings us so much joy and love! We couldn't imagine our lives without her!