lots happening...

There are lots of stuff going on here at the Schraud house. Jason and I were thinking of adopting again. There was a little girl we had fallen in love with. We did some searching for her file and did some soul searching on her and her special needs that she has.We knew she had a cleft palate only  and a ear deformity, which has left her profoundly deaf. Jason and I struggled with this and feel this is a need we can't parent. My heart is broken because I fell in love with this little princess and wanted to bring her home. With saying that, we have decided to put adopting another on the back burner for now and concentrate on our family.Time will tell if we continue down that road again.

Miss Diva as finally received all her documents from the government, she is now a Canadian citizen. Thank goodness.

We are preparing for miss diva's fourth birthday party. As her mom, I am excited to have yet another birthday to celebrate with her, but somewhere in China, our biological mom is more than likely grieving, wondering where, what , and missing her little girl so much. I can't help but stop daily and say a prayer for her. She is apart of my family, but we are strangers, we have a daughter together but never met. More importantly, we have a loved little girl. Where ever you are, whatever you may be doing, we love you, we talk about you and miss you. I wish I could show you and tell you how beautiful, smart , funny and stubborn our little princess really is. May God give you peace in knowing she is the centre of her parents world.

A lot of people judge for the decisions made but until you live their lives, live in their country. Please don't judge, we live where medical attention is at our fingertips and covered. If you don't know what to do or say about this, don't say anything until you know the facts. Just pray for China and all the orphans in that country!

Last, we will be very excited to take our first real vacation in a week. We have planned a holiday in the states. We , as a family, need this. To spend time together to reconnect and just relax.