Saturday, April 5, 2008

Saying good bye to Vietnam

What a wonderful 2 weeks it has been, but today we are saying good bye to Vietnam. It is a little sad, but we are ready to see our boys and introduce them to their sister. This morning at about 10:00 am, we were able to get flights out for this evening. We are packed and ready to go. We will be arriving in St. Louis at 10:00 am Sunday morning.
We have loved our trip. We have met some wonderful people/children, and seen some of the most amazing things we could ever see. We are walking away from here with a new appreciation of the small things in life. Most of all, we are walking away with one of the most precious gifts we could have ever received. Almost 9 months ago, a women gave birth to a child in a hospital, waited 24 hours with her, and then made the hardest decision any mother/parent could make. She walked away, hoping to give that little girl a better life. I have thought many times about Claire's birth mother, and I hope today wherever she is, that she has peace about the decision she made so many months ago. To this woman, we will be forever greatful! We have a deep respect for her. Afterall, she chose life for our little girl.

We cannot wait to see all of you. Thank you for following us on our journey to Claire.

We love you guys,

Garrett and Heidi

5 comments:

Unknown said...

Have safe trip, and thank you for letting us follow along. Can't wait to see your family complete

Jer and Jac said...

We are so proud and excited for you all. Hopefully, we'll see you in St. Louis.

Love,
Dad and Jac

Dania Efird said...

Hope you have a safe and uneventful flight home! Can't wait to see more pictures of the kids together!

Heather M. said...

I hope you have a great trip home!!! So glad that you had a wonderful trip & Claire is coming home!!! It was fun to follow your journey...thanks!

Heather M.
Waiting to travel...

Cindy said...

Heidi,
I am so glad to hear you are on your way home! Claire looks radiant! I can tell you from experience it only gets better every day. The wait was worth it! Again, Congratulations!

Thank You

Thank you so much to all of those people who have been such a huge blessing to us. We know that we would not be where we are today if it were not for you all. We are so blessed.
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