Referral Day!

I will never forget this day in 2008.  I was working as a Teaching Asst. in a 2nd grade class.  We had recently switched to the SN program of China.  We were hoping for a match.  On May 19th the teacher I was working with sent me to the copy room to copy a map of China.  I remember looking at the map wondering where, in that vast counttry, would our daughter be from.  I walked back to the room.  Laurie said that there had been a phone message while I was gone.  It was from A Helping Hand (our adoption agency)  I called right back, got Dana our advocate, on the phone and heard the long awaited words "Kathie I think we have a little girl for you".  I remember crying and saying something about the timing.  You see, my good friend Christine had died on Friday May 16th following a courageous battle with breast cancer.  She had so wanted me to get our match.  Some how I knew it was all part of the plan.  I ran home to pull up Dana's email and this is what I saw:

We accepted the referral and the rest is history as they say. What a day and what a joy we have in Sierra!

Please remember Chrissie's family in your thoughts and prayers.  It was announced on their blog this morning http://www.allarepreciousinhissight.blogspot.com/

 that Chrissie has gone home to dance with Jesus.