Today we finalized the adoption of our daughter and she is officially Charis Margaret Chapman. After signing papers we celebrated by going to Wal-Mart! We needed to get something for our trip to the orphanage and Charis needed a jacket and some shoes. As I said yesterday, this girl gets shopping! She knew what she liked and enjoyed herself very much. She wanted to pick something out to give to her big brother and little sister, so we let her do that. In the van ride to/from the store and in the hotel I got tons of "I love yous," today. Charis even took my hand and wrote in Chinese the characters for "I love you" as she spoke the words to me! She told Scott she loved him today, too, and she blew him some kisses. This is a big deal as she is a little bit more reserved around him. We found out she has never seen a beard before, so we aren't quite sure what she thinks of it. She freely calls him Ba Ba (Daddy) though, and when he isn't where she can see him she wants to know where he is. Pray for us as tomorrow we travel a bit over 2 hours by van to visit the orphanage, the school and Charis' finding place...this is where she was found as a baby. Charis is very excited to take us to her school. She talks about it often (according to our guide). She wants to say goodbye to her friends and give them a little gift...so we bought several treats and goodies for her to pass out to her friends. We are starting to call Charis by the name Charis now. Pray for her to recognize and like this name. And pray that she continues to trust us and open herself up to us to give her love. She actually said "Thank you," in English today as she has heard us say it many times to her and to others. She is smart and will learn quickly. She is a good girl and I am already so proud of her. She talked to Josiah, Faith and her Nana and Poppy today via Skype. She was so excited to "see" them on the computer. She recognized them right away because of the pictures we have. I can't wait to be together as a family. Please pray for little Faithy. She has been doing great, but when she saw us on the computer it was too much for her and she cried and was sad again. I cried and was sad, too. I miss my children so much and although this is important, I just can't wait to be home. Very soon. We are asking God for wisdom and we know from James 1:5-6 that when we ask of the Lord, He gives us His wisdom generously and without reproach. Thank you Jesus! 
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
She is officially a Chapman
Today we finalized the adoption of our daughter and she is officially Charis Margaret Chapman. After signing papers we celebrated by going to Wal-Mart! We needed to get something for our trip to the orphanage and Charis needed a jacket and some shoes. As I said yesterday, this girl gets shopping! She knew what she liked and enjoyed herself very much. She wanted to pick something out to give to her big brother and little sister, so we let her do that. In the van ride to/from the store and in the hotel I got tons of "I love yous," today. Charis even took my hand and wrote in Chinese the characters for "I love you" as she spoke the words to me! She told Scott she loved him today, too, and she blew him some kisses. This is a big deal as she is a little bit more reserved around him. We found out she has never seen a beard before, so we aren't quite sure what she thinks of it. She freely calls him Ba Ba (Daddy) though, and when he isn't where she can see him she wants to know where he is. Pray for us as tomorrow we travel a bit over 2 hours by van to visit the orphanage, the school and Charis' finding place...this is where she was found as a baby. Charis is very excited to take us to her school. She talks about it often (according to our guide). She wants to say goodbye to her friends and give them a little gift...so we bought several treats and goodies for her to pass out to her friends. We are starting to call Charis by the name Charis now. Pray for her to recognize and like this name. And pray that she continues to trust us and open herself up to us to give her love. She actually said "Thank you," in English today as she has heard us say it many times to her and to others. She is smart and will learn quickly. She is a good girl and I am already so proud of her. She talked to Josiah, Faith and her Nana and Poppy today via Skype. She was so excited to "see" them on the computer. She recognized them right away because of the pictures we have. I can't wait to be together as a family. Please pray for little Faithy. She has been doing great, but when she saw us on the computer it was too much for her and she cried and was sad again. I cried and was sad, too. I miss my children so much and although this is important, I just can't wait to be home. Very soon. We are asking God for wisdom and we know from James 1:5-6 that when we ask of the Lord, He gives us His wisdom generously and without reproach. Thank you Jesus! 
