Sometimes I think my friend Heather might shop online for orphans like most women shop for shoes.
And that’s not a bad thing.
She and I became friends while she and her husband Scott were in the process of adopting Whitman. Her big heart made impression on me as she talked about that little boy. From the moment she saw his picture, with the cleft palate and the enormous smile, he was her son.
He’s been an official part of their family for over two years now. After several surgeries, his cleft palate is closed and he’s speaking more and more clearly. While he’s learning English he also has speech therapy homework like learning to drink through a straw or annunciating phrases like “Zip my zipper, please!” He still has the same enormous smile.
Next month Scott and Heather are adopting their second boy from China. His name is Jamison, he’s eleven, and has a pretty tragic story. The Christophers tell it better than I can, at bringjamisonhome.com.
Jamison finally gets to come home next month. And I’m going along as Heather’s travel companion. We’ll be spending two weeks in China, near Beijing at the Philip Hayden Foundation, in Guangzhou, and in Fuzhou. Our hotels are as luxurious as anything I’ve ever seen on TV. I will absolutely post pictures here.
I am so honored to go, and excited, and nervous. And it still doesn’t seem real. We won’t have much time for sightseeing, but if I see any fabric or yarn stores, Heather already knows I’ll insist on ducking in. Does anyone know of anything else we shouldn’t miss while we’re there? I’d love to hear your China travel advice.
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