Bitter Sweet Last Day in Taipei!

It is hard to leave Taiwan once again, but ready for a new beginning for Tori. One in which she will be so overwhelmed by. Life in the US at 9 yrs.old!
While the time has been pretty close to perfect with Tori here thus far, we hope things will continue to be joyful for her. I can not imagine at 9 yrs, old leaving familiar faces, familiar language and leaving virtually everything she knows to go with us willingly. Tori is so beautiful , so funny and so bright. She just needs us... Our crazy fun family!Our wish for her is that she finds peace and so much LOVE in her new life with our family. We love her so much and are so very thankful for Taiwan and Cathwel Catholic Orphanage for allowing our large family to grow even bigger. It takes special families to adopt older children. Unconditional love, and patience is all you need. One in which we get....And are very willing to grow our family through adoption. Ann from Cathwel, and Lora her govt. social worker, her counselor and her teachers have shown and shared how much they love Tori and want the best for her in the US.

I feel so lucky to have received so much information about her personality, her home life, her school, her birth parents and much more. Cathwel really does a fabulous job seeing that these older children are prepared to go home with their new families. It was so hard saying goodbye to Ann and Lora, I wish I could have packed them in my suitcase,,,, ha ha. This would have made the language barrier much easier also. ha ha... Maybe we could suggest they  do a in  home service in the US with the kids.... I am sure they wouldn't mind that a bit. We look foward to returning to Taiwan in a few years with all 3 from Taiwan. May they always be proud of their Birth country and their culture. Beautiful Taiwan!