100 Wishes Quilt

We are working on making a 100 wishes quilt for our daughter. It is tradition in China for friends to bring the expectant mother pieces of fabric and she makes a quilt for the baby. Adopting parents in America have taken the tradition as a way to keep busy in the long wait. They also sew the pieces together with red tread, a symbol of the Chinese folk tale that everyone who is supposed to be together is connected with an invisible red thread.

We want to make one for our daughter and one for Sam (so he is not left out). If you have any fabric you want to send our way, we would be very happy to add it to the quilts. If you need to purchase fabric, you can visit our friend's quilt shop at www.dovelyquilts.com. She is also located on east Capital Drive above the out post. The owner, Sarah will be helping me put the quilt together. I would like to start putting it all together at the end of November.

Humbling Donation

A few weeks ago we sent out letters asking for help with the remaining fees of the adoption. Today we got our first check back. It was from Bill Beith, a man the Stolpes had known in New Jersey. David and his older brother refered to Bill and his wife Janet as Grandpa and Grandma Beith. The letter from Bill was so sweet. He said he wished he could help us more, but his wife is in a nursing home with alzheimers disease and it is costing him more a month than he recieves.

It was so amazing to me that he sent us a check. I felt so bad and wanted to send it back. David reminded me that he did not have to send anything, it was his choice. It is incredible to me that those with the least seem to give the most. It has been that way all along, those that we know with the least have given the most, whether monitarily or with donations and actions.

We are so thankful to everyone for their help. So many have helped, it is so humbling how so many people care. Thank you to everyone!

Nothing new

People are always asking me why I don't post more often. There is nothign to post about. I just don't think you want to hear about how tired I am of waiting, or how much I just don't want to talk about the adoption, but it all I think about. How I like when people ask how things are going because I know they care, but I wish no one would ask because then I have to tell them that I have not heard anything and we are still waiting. Trust me, when we hear something I will post right away. Also, I don't post because I am working two jobs so we can go to China and trying to take care of Sam and David and the house. I just don't have time. I barely have time to check email.

You will hear as soon as we hear!

until next time............