Ni Hao! We are very thankful to have some pictures from
Meili's orphanage in Qingyang City. Our guide Melody has been there and
shared some of the pictures she had taken. We treasure every glimpse into
Meili's life before she joined our family.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Friday, May 10, 2013
Guangzhou
Hey! Just wanted to let you know we made to Guangzhou
last night! It was a LONG day of traveling, but Meili did great!
She had everyone wrapped around her finger in the airport and on the plane,
smiling and blowing kisses! So we got moved up to the front of the line
at the airport! Our flight was fine. We even had a extra seat
beside us, which was really nice.
Guangzhou is REALLY big and a little overwhelming. It
doesn’t feel a whole lot like China, but our hotel is very nice and there is a
McDonalds right across the street and a 7-Eleven right around the corner.
WE have loved the Chinese food so far, but, I must say, French fries and
chicken nuggets were SO good last night. Meili is officially American
since she has now had French fries!
Our hotel is huge and has an outdoor pool and nice
playground on the fourth floor. Aaron Li is going to love it! Our
Gotcha Day for him is Monday at 2:00!!!
We are headed to sightsee and shop today for a while and
tomorrow is a free day!
Keep lifting Tollie and Meili as they have a cold!
Love you all!
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Wonderful Week in Lanzhou
Yesterday we went to Five Springs Park and the Zoo. IT was
situated right below the Go Lan Mountain. It was a beautiful park (the
zoo not so much!). We saw people doing Tai Chi, Chinese opera, and
Chinese water calligraphy. It is Friday morning, and we will fly out of
Lanzhou, Gansu to Guangzhou in anticipation or Aaron Li's Gotcha Day on
Monday. We have had a wonderful time in Lanzhou, eating noodles, going to
the Vanguard market, and eating ice cream at the Dairy Fairy. We have
even had our very own wake up call every morning at 4:30 by Mr. Rooster!
But most of all, this is the place where our hearts melted over
our precious baby girl. She is so much more wonderful than we could have
imagined. She has blossomed like a flower in the few short days that she
has been with us. She is full of joy and laughter. She loves to play
and imitate us. She LOVES to eat, but has definite likes and
dislikes! She has such a distinct and wonderful personality and has a
stubborn streak a mile long (which I LOVE). She lights up when we talk to
her and smile at her. She is such a snuggle bunny and wants to be
touching us at all times. We are amazed at how she already knows we are
Mama and Baba, and when she calls me "Mama," it almost makes me
cry. She loves to blow kisses and wave bye bye. She has completely
captured our hearts, and we our hopelessly in love with Princess
Meili.
Thank you for continuing to lift us up to the Father. Tollie
has a little bit of a cold, and Meili seems a little congested. Please
remember them. Also, asking for peace as we fly out today and get settled
into a new place and for peace for Aaron Li as he will be joining our family
very soon. Love you all and can't WAIT to be home!
Ashley
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Our Special Friend
Today we spent the morning at the Gansu Historical Museum
with a special friend. She went through with us and explained all
the exhibits. The first part of the museum was all about the history of
Buddhism. In many different places, people had put money (maybe similar
to our “wishing wells”). Tollie asked about the piles of money, and
she said that people put the money there as a donation to Buddha to help their
prayer get answered. She said that if your prayer got answered, you
should go back to say “thanks.” As she continued to explain about
Buddhism, my heart just grew so heavy that so many people believe this.
They hope in something that can never give them what they are looking
for. I began to ask that He would open a door for me to share the
truth. As we exited the Buddha exhibit, she made a reference to us
being C’s (Chinese assume all Americans are C’s), and I knew He had opened
the door wide for me to share. So I did. As she listened, her eyes
became misty and I knew He was working.
So I am asking that you lifted her up as we only have one
more day with her. I am asking that He would continue to working in her
heart, and that I can share more tomorrow. I want to share the amazing
story of how He led us to Aaron Li. I want her to see that He answers
when we call because He loves us and because He has the power to do
anything. I want to share with her how He was to adopt us just as we have
come to adopt our children.
Would that be amazing if she became adopted just as Meili
and Aaron Li are! She is without our hope and a future just as our
children would have been without us. But He comes to give hope and a
future. He rescues us so that we can call Him “Abba, Father.”
Thank you for lifting us and lifting our precious
friend. He is so good and we are so grateful for all He has done to bring
us to this place and this time so that we can share His love.
Meili is a dream come true. To see the transformation
right before our eyes from orphan to princess gives me such a picture of what
He has done for me. It helps me to understand His great love for
me. I am so grateful.
Please share with others so that they can be lifting as
well. We will spend time at the park tomorrow, so ask Him to give me
wisdom and opportunity. We love you all.
Ashley
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Pictures!
 Lanzou skyline from the hotel window
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