We want to thank our friend Dannye for the “Blogging With a Purpose” Award. During the long wait, blogging can be therapeutic and uplifting as we speak with other prospective adoptive parents, offering support, encouragement and prayers. Although our original purpose was to record our adoption process and provide information, it has become an account of our everyday lives due to the unexpected extended wait. It’s purpose seems to have become a testimony to our coping methods and diversions from the delay in Joanna Mei’s arrival. We wish we could do a ‘right back at ya’ to Dannye with this award as she and Ray have been a significant part of our adoption process with their loving friendship. But the award has to go 5 bloggers who have not received the award as yet, so …… here goes …..

….. and the “Blogging With a Purpose” award goes to …….

Ford and Aly – our adoption chronicles are like parallel segments in time. Read our unique stories here and here. We love this wonderful couple – their blog is always up-to-date with family pics, adoption related articles and matchless spiritual insight. They bestowed the “Nice Matters” Award upon our humble blog.

Esther – we nominated this unique mom for the “Nice Matters” award as well. A mom to several adopted special needs children, the name of her latest blog, "Kids Special Needs", says it all. We are fortunate to have met this wonderful and unselfish woman in Blogland.

Gail – mom to Loren – absolutely LOVES her daughter as evidenced by her slide show dedicated to her (1st page of her blog) to the song “My Special Angel”. Gail is a few months away from referral of her 2nd girl from China.

Amy & Michael – Amy is Blogdom’s Prayer Warrior. Whenever we hit on their blog, we are humbled by Amy’s specific prayer intentions in & out of adoption circles. Amy is a craniofacial nurse and is passionate about special needs children. She and Michael are also travelers on the adoption highway.

Jeanette – mom to 3 beautiful kids, she returned from China just recently with Elizabeth. Jeanette has a BIG heart for adoption and we were touched by her recent post which focuses on the trust that the adoptive child must develop in her/his parents. Please swing by her blog …….

……. And there they are, folks. We are honored to have all y’all following our journey.

AWARD GUIDELINES:

1. Awarded parties must nominate five people who have not received the award.

2. The blogs that receive the award must serve some purpose.

3. In their post about the award they need to link back to the original entry.

4. Awarded parties must post the award banner on their site. The banner must remain linked to Eric Novak's site.