Gracie, Garrett, and the Grown-Ups: Traditional Clothing in Inner Mongolia

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Traditional Clothing in Inner Mongolia

This is the kind of shopping I am missing out on...

This is a gift Garrett will receive that is a traditional wedding gift.

This is traditional clothing Van purchased in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia for Garrett and Gracie. Aren't they beautiful?

1 comment:

Stephanie said...: Dang it! Such good shopping! :)
So glad to see Van and your little SON!
Yippeee!; December 30, 2008 at 9:45 PM

The Chosen Heart

Longing for a child to love,
I'd wish upon the stars above.
In my heart I always knew,
A part of me was meant for you.
I think how happy we will be,
Once I adopt you, and you adopt me.

I dream of all the joy you'll bring,
Imagining even the littlest things.
The way it will feel to hold you tight,
And tuck you in every night.
The drawings on the refrigerator door,
And childhood toys across the floor.
The favorite stories read again and again,
And hours of games with make-believe friends.

The day you took my outstretched hand,
A journey ended, but our lives began.
Still mesmerized by your sweet face,
Still warmed inside by our first embrace.
I promised to give you a happy home,
And a loving family all your own.
A house you've now made complete,
With laughter, smiles, and tiny feet.

A parent is one who guides the way,
Know I will be there everyday.
Rest easy as each night you sleep,
A lifetime of love is yours to keep.

Longing for a child to love,
I'd wish upon the stars above.
In my heart I always knew,
A part of me belonged to you.

Legacy Of An Adopted Child

Once there were two women who never knew each other.
One you do not remember, the other you call mother.
Two different lives, shaped to make your one...
One became your guiding star, the other became your sun.
The first gave you life, and the second taught you to live it.
The first gave you a need for love, and the second was there to give it.
One gave you a nationality, the other gave you a name.
One gave you a seed of talent, the other gave you an aim.
One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears.
One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears.
One gave you up ... that's all she could do.
The other prayed for a child, and God led her straight to you.
And now you ask me, through your fears, the age old question unanswered throughout the years...
Heredity or environment...
Which are you the product of ?
Neither, my darling ... neither...
just two different kinds of love.

-Author Unknown

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.--- Matthew 7:7-8

I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him.---1 Samuel 1:27

Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west. I will say to the north, `Give them up!' and to the south, `Do not hold them back.' Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth-- --- Isaiah 43: 5-6

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Traditional Clothing in Inner Mongolia

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