WOW!

After sitting here trying to think of the words to best describe the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, only one little three letter word deemed appropriate, WOW!
As my Big Man and I sat in our living room glued to our TV, he with his microwave popcorn and me with my goldfish crackers, we had no idea what a once in a lifetime experience we would be sharing. We have always enjoyed watching the Olympics over the years, but this year is, without a doubt, different! Different because our family now shares a heartfelt bond with this ancient and fast growing country called China.
We are still amazed that the same year (after waiting for so many) we will receive our beautiful Kaelin Bing Wen, the 2008 Summer Olympic games are in Beijing, China! Coincidence? We think not! Everything about our precious Kaelin Bing Wen and her adoption into our family is truly meant to be! She is our daughter and sister and she is Chinese.
As we watched, mesmerized by the dazzling showmanship and incredible precision of thousands of Chinese performers and dancers, we mostly sat and watched in silence. Aside from the occasional, "WOW!" there was, still, mostly silence. We both watched studying their faces each silently wondering if one of them could be our daughter's biological mother or father, wondering if that is what our sweet Kaelin Bing Wen will look like when she is older. The amount of dedication and months, perhaps years, of practice and commitment truly showed in this breathtaking performance. We both just couldn't help but feel an enormous sense of pride for all of them and hope that one day we can share it with our daughter. After all, this is her heritage and we will never take that away from her and we will always keep her enriched in both China's culture and language. Although our hearts swelled with pride, they also ached a little too. Ached because our Kaelin Bing Wen will not grow up in China and will never really know or experience these things first hand. We do have plans to take her back to China when she is older to let her see for herself the beautiful country she was born in. We do believe God has a plan, and though our precious daughter was born in China, He has chosen us to be her parents. There is no doubt in our minds about this!