Gracie Jia Shu WoodardChinese name - Lian Jia Su
Gracie -"grace of God / good will"
Jia - "good"
Jia - "good"
Shu - "good, pure, virtuous"
Born on February 1, 2008
Lianjiang city, Guangdong province, China
Jesus. That is the first word to be spoken in little Gracie's ear, and that is the word that must begin the first sentence of this new blog. We want Him to have every ounce of glory in this whole process! Thank you for joining our family on this incredible journey that began in our hearts at the end of 2005. I look forward to sharing all of our God-sized stories here!
"He Who promised is Faithful."
Hebrews 10:23
I am crying as I type...Grace is beautiful!! I love her name and I love her!!
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled at the goodness of God - to place the lonely in families!! Yippee Jesus!!
Rachel Faye...I am speechless. All I can say is that Gracie is so beautiful and that I am beyond thrilled for you guys! I wonder if she has any idea what a great family she's about to get and what a crazy, fun, loving, sweet mom she's about to get? I can't tell you how many times I have thought about you recently and have been waiting for "that" email to show up in my inbox. YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait to follow the rest of Gracie's story and I cannot wait until I see pictures of your entire family FINALLY together! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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Congratulations Woodard Family! I am wiping tears as I type. I saw Brian at the hospital when we were visiting the Walkers and he told me your news and I saw the sweet pictures. She is beautiful. I am so blessed that our hearts have crossed paths in our journey's of adoption. The wait is so hard but oh how so rewarding. This little girl has no clue about the life she is going to have as being a Woodard. Again congrats. She is such a precious little girl. We are praying that God would continue to provide each step of the way for you all the needs and that the wait would not be much longer till she is home. Congrats Congrats Congrats!
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What an absolute doll baby!! I'm so excited for you! I will be praying that you get to hold her in your arms super quick!!
ReplyDeleteRachel!!!! I had no idea you and Brian were looking to adopt. I just saw the news on Jennifer's blog. This is just WONDERFUL! I still have a hard time believing that you and Jennifer are actually old enough to have children of your own. My best memories of you are from years ago when you and Jennifer were 8 yr. old buddies giggling and playing with your dolls. I'm so glad Jennifer put this on her blog - now I can follow Gracie's journey home to you! Love, Shari Dunn Krueger
ReplyDeleteDear Sweet Rachael, What a beautiful little girl you are bringing into your home. She is so blessed as well as your entire family. The memories of you and your family are some of the best memories I have of living in South Carolina. God bless you in your new adventure. I know you will be the best mom ever. Now...how much Chinese do you know? There is always something new out there to learn, isn't there? I love you.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to sign my name. Walking Mom is Sandra Dunn...Daisy's mom. ha
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ReplyDeleteI am a blog friend of Jennifer's and was so happy to see your announcement on her blog. I have a daughter from Chongqing China whom we held for the first time March 27, 2006. We are LID June 20, 2007 for our second. We look so forward to bringing home ShayleeJoy when God's timing is perfect!!! Your daughter is so beautiful and I am so excited for the blessing you have ahead of you. There is NO place like China and it will be the most amazing experience- very spiritual! I can't wait to read along as you go! Thank you for sharing with us!!!
Blessings!
Shay
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Got here via Jennifer Clardy. Congratulations! What a special time for your family. Praise the Lord! I know you just can't wait to hop on a plane and bring her home.
ReplyDeleteGracie is so beautiful! And so are the ladybugs (my favorite!) I found your blog from Linn & I can't wait to follow your journey!
ReplyDeleteCongrats from the No Hands But Ours team! We are ALL so happy for you!
ReplyDeleteI heard about your family from Linn...she is SOOOOO beautiful...I am so happey for your family
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! What a blessing! We are just now experiencing the beginning of the wait. We sent our paperwork for our homestudy and it was lost in the mail. How we are learning again about God's perfect timing! God bless your precious family!
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU everyone for your kind comments. I'm sure these will be very special to our daughter one day as she learns of how God brought her to us!
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