One Year Since....

My memories of this day are so vivid.  So incredibly vivid.  It was a three day whirlwind.  It has been one year since this:

 

...the first time we laid eyes on her.  And in that instant, in my mother's heart, she became this:

....beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, and niece.

I am so thankful for that September day that "the call" came and her life began the journey of knitting into ours.  Two days later we submitted our LOI (Letter of Intent) to adopt Lin Chen Zhen of the People's Republic of China.  She became orphan no more and began her transformation.

Hannah, on that day you became One Less orphan in the world.  To us, you became One More precious child to love, cherish, and raise.  Praise God for His perfect plans through adoption.

I will never forget the day that "the call" came and I celebrate His perfect plans and timing in it all.  It is hard to believe it has already been a whole year since we first laid eyes upon your precious face.