Thou hast made me known to friends whom I knew not.

Thou hast given me seats in homes not my own.

Thou hast brought the distant near and made a brother of the stranger.

----Tagore

One aspect of this experience that has really amazed me is the amount of support out there for adoptive families! FCC (Families with Children from China) is a nationwide support group that offers cultural learning, play groups, etc for adoptive families, and I have had the opportunity to meet amazing people right here in Atlanta, who are in the same process and on a very similar time line. I have joined fabric swaps (for the 100 good wishes quilt) and secret pal groups, and lunch groups and dinner groups! I have joined several online discussion groups, including APC, which allows you to "chat" with 15,000 members from all over the world---all china adoption---all the time. Very cool.

So, thanks to all the wonderful people that I have met both online and in my own community who have made the beginnings of my journey so extraordinary. Your support has meant the world to me, and I look forward to following this exotic, breathless, sometimes frustrating path with you.

Referrals should be here any day ---Think I'll kick back and cheer them on with "15,000 of my closest friends"!