July 28th, 2005

It's hard to believe it was five years ago today that I received THE email. Ben and I had been waiting patiently on the news of a "referral." It was getting close to 5pm on a Thursday. I was in the office by myself when the phone rang. It was Bonnie Loza our adoption coordinator. My heart skipped a beat. To be honest, I can't remember what she said, it's sort of a blur. I just know she said "I'm about to email you a picture." We hung up the phone and I stared at my computer. All of a sudden, there it was. I quickly opened the email and.....


Fu Bing Xue
Birth date:December 28th, 2004



My emotions took over. Tears started flowing. After 13, almost 14, months of being "pregnant" finally, I got to see her face. I quickly called Ben to tell him the news. He said he would be there in a minute to meet him out in front of the hospital. He would not wait for me to come home.
The housekeeper at the hospital came in to clean our office and saw how emotional I was. She asked if I was alright and I told her what had just happened. I started printing off this picture as if I was employed at the New York press! At the time, we didn't know if she was a boy or girl. We couldn't tell by the picture. We really didn't care, we just knew she was our gift. The Lord had given us our gift.


Now when I look at this same photo I can see so clearly the feminine features in my sweet girl's face.

On his way home, Ben stopped by two Chinese restaurants to ask the owners if Fu Bing Xue was a girl name or boy name. He got different answers at each. We would have to wait until Monday to be sure.

That day will go down in my history as a spectacular day!


"For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to him."
1 Samuel 1:27