Letter From Mom

At a few minutes after midnight on Sunday, the phone rang, it was Elizabeth and she happily announced " We have her Mom, she's right here in Mark's arms!"
Allowing for the 16hrs. difference in time, it was actually 4 p.m. Dec. 27, Monday.

The brief story is, that they were in Changsha in a big room filled with American families waiting for their babies. The babies and their nannies had traveled for 6 hrs. on a bus from the orphanage, they were brought into the room, the adopting families name was called out and then the baby handed to them. Elizabeth said that Linsey arched her back and started to cry as they handed her to Elizabeth, but they pulled out the cheerios and she became their new best friend, fell asleep in Mark's arms in the middle of all this noise.. The room was chaos as crying babies and crying parents came together. Nick and Amy both had cameras and got many pictures of the event. Lib is going to try to e-mail some to us. They were back in their hotel room when Elizabeth called. Linsey only cried briefly each time they handed her to another family member, which I heard as Mark handed the baby to Amy. It will be interesting to see how the night went.

They will be in Changsha for another couple of days filling out more paperwork ,sight-seeing, shopping. They fly to Guangzhou on Friday where the American Consulate is. Linsey will have a medical exam and they will get her Visa.

It has been very cold and snowy in both Beijing and Changsha. Sight-seeing has not been enjoyable. Guangzhou is supposed to be tropical so maybe they will get warmed up. They fly back to Beijing on Wed. the 5th and then home on Thur. the 6th.

Keep praying for all of them, especially that they will stay healthy

Mom

We Have Our Girl! 12/27/04

We have our girl!

She is absolutely the most beautiful gift we have ever laid eyes on. I'm going to attach some photos of our Gotcha Day as well as some moments in Beijing.

Where should I start................It seems as though we've been gone forever and it's only Tuesday. Our flight over was incredibly long and cramped but the excitement kind of made all that seem not so bad.

We arrived in Beijing Christmas Eve night. We're 16 hours ahead of Pacific time so you do the math. It was below zero when we stepped off the plain. I think the high was 20 degrees the entire weekend. We were greeted by the America World Staff and taken to our hotel. On Christmas Day we endured freezing temps as we toured the Forbidden City, Tienanmen Square and the Summer Palace. There was a sadness that is hard to explain. Maybe it was the sense of imprisonment of the people, the amount poverty around, or the filth of the air. Or..............maybe it was because we were being forced to walk for 2 hours in 20 degree weather to look at a castle that looked just like the last castle!!

We also toured a pearl factory and silk factory. That too was sad as we watched young girls doing factory work for pennies a day. We had Chinese food for lunch and dinner (imagine) and it appears we'll be having it for breakfast for two weeks also.

On Sunday we went to Beijing Christian International Fellowship Church. The catch is "international". It's only open to foreigners. We felt the Holy Spirit fill that place. Emotions ran high as we anticipated getting our girls and singing praises to the Father as we worshiped in Communist China.

We have met many friends that I have no doubt will be in our lives forever. We have a bond like no other. We brought our families half way around the world for one reason....to get our babies that the Lord has chosen for us. It's quite special being surrounded by people that know exactly how bad you want it to be GOTCHA DAY!!

After church we visited a jade factory and went to lunch. Mmmmmmmmmm more Chinese food!! Next stop........The Great Wall!! It was GREAT but oh so bitter cold. The sun had started to set and the wind picked up. It was like no other chill I had ever experienced. Amy and I climbed enough to say we had done it. Nick and Mark headed up to experience the thrill (and chill). After the Great Wall they took us to a Peking Duck Dinner. By this time the thought of putting another fried noodle to our lips was nauseating. We mostly sat in awe as they brought plate after plate of unidentifiable dishes to our extra large lazy Susan.

At 6:15am Monday morning we boarded a plane to head south to Changsha in the Hunan Province. After a frightening time getting through security, eight Hunan families were on their way to meet their babies. Other AWAA families were flying to other provinces. We will all meet up again in Guangzhou on Friday. It was snowing in Changsha when we got off the plane...........how come I thought it was going to be in the 60's???

Monday morning is a day that my family will treasure for the rest of our lives. We were taken by bus the the Civil Affairs Office and brought into a room with many many babies. I spotted Linsey right away. When they called our name the nanny handed her to me. She arched her back and screamed as loud as she could. She was no different than all the other babies so the room quickly turned into chaos. She quieted down as soon as we brought out the Cheerios. She is so beautiful. A true gift from God. I can't wait for you to meet her. We had a blast at dinner with all the other babies. Linsey ate and ate and enjoyed sitting by Kathryn, her little friend from the orphanage. We had a bath and a bottle and that girl slept for 10 hours straight!! YEEEEEEEEE HAAWWWWW!!

Today we were back at the Civil Affairs office to pay our fees and take an oath. We also had our picture taken. It was very emotional when the nannies hugged her good bye and she reached her arms out for me. My heart melted.

We have not seen a smile yet. Maybe a grin but we know that smile is in there. She loves Nick and Amy and has taken to her daddy amazingly well. She likes to be held and loves to eat Cheerios. She hates to have her diaper changed or to be transfered from one of us to the other. She fits perfectly into 18 month size clothes. She's got beautiful chubby cheeks and gorgeous skin. Her legs are even pudgy and boy is she strong!!!

I don't know when I'll be able to write again. Please know your prayers are felt very deeply. It is a different world here. We have never felt so blessed to live in America as we have these last few days. As I type this, my fingers are frozen. They have shut off the heat for 24 hours due to a severe energy crises. We've probably smoked many packs of cigarettes since our arrival. They do not believe in "non smoking". Yet, the four of us are healthy and feel blessed beyond measure to be here. We long for home and to see your faces.........and oh yeah......some pizza would be great too!!

All my love,
Elizabeth

Home!

We're Home!


After 30 hours of traveling (hotel lobby to our front door) we made it safely home. What a blessing it is to be back in Tehachapi surrounded by family and friends!


Our last days in Guangzhou were quite busy. We flew there on Friday December 31. Linsey did great on the flight. We had all 8 families together for this flight and would soon be reunited with the 20 other families that had gone to other Provinces. Our guides were phenomenal and did all the thinking for us. We'd give them our passports, have our luggage outside our room and sure enough.........they'd have us all checked in at our next destination.


It was so fun to meet up with the other families and meet their new daughters. Every child seemed perfect for every family. Amazing how the Lord worked that out.


Our family of 5 had dinner in a hotel restaurant for New Year's Eve. We were serenaded by very talented musicians singing Joy to the World! We stayed at the China Hotel in Guangzhou and it was beautiful. Guangzhou was cool but much nicer than where we'd been. As hard as Changsha was, we were thankful to have experienced that life and see the hardships of the people firsthand. People that never leave Guangzhou when they adopt, really don't get a picture of what life in China is like.


New Year's Day was spent getting 28 babies their check-ups at the clinic. Lucky us.....we were family number one so Linsey went first. She was crowned the strongest baby in the bunch! She arched her back and screamed anytime anyone tried to get a look at her. She passed her physical with flying colors (that's so funny because they couldn't touch her) and we were set free to do some shopping in the area of Shamain Island. It's set up to attract adoptive families that are doing business at the Consulate and clinic. We had a great afternoon bargaining at all the booths.


On Sunday one member from the family met in Linnekar's room (our guide) to fill out mounds of paperwork that would be taken to the Consolata on Monday. There were a few husbands that were elected but mostly the duty fell to us mom's. We had a contest going to see who could get through the stack without white out. I was not one of them........I think there were only 3. Even tasks like this were made fun because we were together as a group with one goal in mind..........get our girls home! We laughed and teased one another as somebody would call for white out. We turned in our paperwork and were instructed to stay in our rooms Monday am while the guides turned in our paperwork to the Consulate. We would be called if there were any problems. Praise God............nobody got the call. We were home free! Well, almost.


That afternoon we all went to the Consolata as a group with our adoption agreement and passports. We passed many many Chinese people in lines trying to get permission to visit the U.S. They all smiled and enjoyed seeing the babies that were getting forever families. We all felt bad as our line just moved ahead of all of them and gained entrance onto U.S. ground. It was such a comfort walking into this building and seeing President Bush's picture and the U.S. flag..............we were so close to home!


We were all escorted into a room (that was about 90 degrees.....the only heated room in China!) and raised our right had as we took an oath. It was a bittersweet moment. This was the last bit of paperwork that had to be done before our girls could leave the country. I can't quite explain the emotion..........the Lord chose us, and chose this child for us. We were so grateful. Sadness also crept inside somehow. A sadness that her birth mother would not know the baby she gave up was safe and would be loved beyond measure. We were so sad for all the babies left behind. Mark and I both decided that day that if the Lord allows........we will return. We will bring another one of his children home to America where they can have a hope and a future.


Okay...........it was off to do more shopping. We were all pretty shopped out but managed to get a photo of all the babies on the infamous red couch at the White Swam hotel. It's where many adoptive families stay.


As days passed we looked forward to home but so enjoyed the friends we had made. We spent the next few days touring a tea factory, museums, and enjoying adventurous meals together. Our bus rides alone were a blast as we counted how many times our driver hit the horn and the breaks as he weaved in and out of traffic. When it comes to driving in China.......there are no rules...........drive on the sidewalk if you have to........no problem!!


Our last night in Guangzhou was spent with some friends at a Chinese restaurant where nobody spoke English. We had one girl in our group that could speak some Cantonese so she proceeded to order for the whole table. We laughed so hard when the chicken came that looked like a pheasant (complete with head and feet!) and the broccoli she ordered was actually celery. We were finishing up some yummy ribs when Nick commented "Gee, these ribs are small.......wonder what we're eating?" The shrimp had heads and the egg rolls that I had ordered were actually a grey pasty root of some kind. (Of course I didn't know this until I took a HUGE bite) We just enjoyed being together and all walked to McDonald's for ice cream afterwords.


Our flights home went amazingly well. Security and customs are stressful just because we have so much stuff to keep track of and there are so many people everywhere. Our seats were moved up to right behind first class. That was such a blessing because we had bulkhead room and it worked out really well with Linsey.


Speaking of Linsey..........she was such a trooper on the whole trip! She played and slept and would even sleep in her stroller through the airport. The rest of us didn't get much sleep however. We watched lots of movies and Amy did some homework. We were kept busy with Linsey and the time actually went pretty fast.


We arrived in SF on Thursday morning. Funny..........we left Beijing on Thursday morning! The airport was packed and lines were everywhere. We made it through customs and were sent to a never ending line where they finally just told us to leave our luggage and go get on the plane. Mark commented, "We'll never see our luggage again, but at least we have our girl!" It was our first U.S. flight with our adopted daughter and boy did she draw a crowd. The stewardesses stopped working just to talk about our trip and find out more about adoption. We love talking about it and hope and pray someone will be moved to experience it themselves.


After 7 flights and no lost luggage we arrived in LAX to lost luggage! Actually, it wasn't really lost............just not on our flight. We had to hang around the baggage for another hour and a half with no place to sit and everybody (except Linsey) ready to collapse. It came and we were on our way to Tehachapi. We arrived home about 6:30 to a house full of dear friends, balloons, banners, and lots of food. We were thrilled to be home and so happy for our friends and family to see our Linsey.


Thank you again for your continued prayers. We felt them daily. We are so grateful to our Heavenly Father for His protection. We have been blessed beyond measure and give Him all the glory.


We've been home 3 days and have just done the last load of laundry. Linsey slept 16 hours the first night we were home! She's adjusting very well to her new house and we keep promising that we don't have to leave and go to another hotel. She's getting more and more adventurous everyday. She had a drs. appt, shots, and lab work yesterday so she was not too happy with things. She's very forgiving though............and laughed and chattered all the way home.


I'll continue to send pictures to the mighty webmaster Kris and hopefully you can enjoy some candid moments.


Love,


Elizabeth

The Call

On Friday, November 5, 2004 word leaked out from China that referrals were on their way, we were optimistic that Monday or Tuesday may indeed by our day. What a roller coaster of emotions had gone on the last few days. Our beloved brother in law, Thomas Jameson went to be with Jesus on November 4, 2004. On Saturday Nov. 6th, family from Michigan and Washington were flying in to help support Jill and the kids and to attend Tom’s funeral on Tuesday, November 9th.



It was Monday morning and my niece Kris, along with Nick, Amy, Celia, Bethany, Katie and Sam were at our house enjoying each other’s company. This was the day of Tom’s viewing and we had decided it would be good for the kids to just be together. If the NFL had seen me tackle the ringing phone all morning, I might have made the team. The first few calls of the morning were just various people checking in. One of the calls was by my “special” brother speaking his best Chinese and telling me he had “lots of babies” for me to come and pick up. Ahhhhhh what a nut! When the phone FINALLY rang, and I didn’t recognize the number or area code, I knew this could be it! At 9:42 a.m. Kimberly, from America World, said those magic words: Congratulations you have a beautiful daughter! I grabbed the piece of paper I’d strategically laid by both phones and tried my best to start writing. “Yong Ya Ping”…… Overwhelming joy has the capacity to render you temporarily unintelligent. After dictating her name to me letter by letter, I had to ask for her to just give me a minute. Those around me found humor in my high, gasping attempts to regain composure. I began gathering all the information I could.


Who better to have at my side to capture this Kodak moment than Kristine Knox…….niece extraordinaire not to mention website designer! I did lots of jumping, screaming, and hugging with the kids. Boy, did we need some good news right at that time. I was so happy to be surrounded by these kids at such a precious time.


I made the call to Mark. He was in the middle of writing a math problem on the board. His students were thrilled with the news that their teacher had a new daughter (and would be on the phone awhile so they could get out of doing math!) What joy it was to finally tell Mark that Linsey was on her way.


The next call was to Mom and Dad. Mom cried tears of joy (we’d been doing a lot of crying tears of sadness lately) at the news that she had a new granddaughter. The ironic thing was telling her that our daughter’s name was Ping. My crazy brother Steve had been calling our baby Ping (and her sister Pong) for many months. We laughed and we cried and then remembered we were sad. Today was Tom’s viewing, tomorrow his funeral. Who can figure out God’s timing?


I called Mark’s mom next. She was overjoyed! I told her all I knew about Linsey. We both truly believed that this was the child that the Lord had chosen for us. She asked about Jill and the kids. We talked about how Linsey would bring all of us such joy at such a sad time.


A few hours later there was an email from America World. I clicked to open and BOOM! There was our baby!! There was no attachment, no warning, just LINSEY!! Tears started streaming down my face. She is, after all, the most beautiful baby in the world. She’s our stunning daughter, Yong Ya Ping soon to be Linsey YaMei Gividen. China has entrusted us with an angel! I ran down the hall yelling, “I accidentally looked!!” Of course my sister in-law Lisa and Kris got a big kick out of that saying! My brother Mark was here too so they all came running to see our beautiful new baby. Lisa decided she has her ears. I noticed that the stripe on her sleeper matches the raspberry stripe in the nursery! She has her daddy’s face and even styles her hair like him. She may not have our eyes but she has our heart!






Here is what we know about our precious daughter from the orphanage director's report:


· Birthday: June 21, 2003


· Resides in an orphanage in Hunan province under the direction of the Yongzhou Social Welfare Institute


· On 9/15/04 she weighed 19.2 pounds and measured 31 inches long


· Health Status is normal with no known health problems


· She wakes up at 6:30 a.m. and goes to sleep between 7:00 and 9 p.m. She usually takes a late afternoon nap.


Physical and Motor Skills:


· Walks alone steadily


· Turns pages of a book


· Takes blocks in and out of cups


· 8 upper teeth 7 lower teeth


· Potty trained!


· Knows 2 kinds of colors


Adaptability to the Environment:


· Deep Sleeper


· Rings a bell consciously


· Looks for dropped toys


· Goes up and down stairs while holding rail


Speech and Sociality:


· Imitates Words


· Responds to others asking for things


· Knows what “no” means


Personality:


· Fond of listening to music


· Fond of playing with toys


· Fond of singing


· Fond of Imitating


· Active


· Restless


· Has a ready smile


· Gets along with others well


· Fairly extroverted


· Quick in reaction


· Energetic


· Closest to caretaker


WE ARE OVER THE MOON!



We should get some estimated travel dates by the end of the week. Right now it’s looking like the first week in January. We’ll keep you posted so check back with us!


Love,


Elizabeth

Itinerary

Gividen Trip Itinerary


Adoptive Family & Additional Travelers:


Mark, Elizabeth, Nicholas & Amy Gividen


Adoption Itinerary
December 24th - January 6th



v Dec. 24 Fri. Arrive in Beijing: UA 889 at 5:55pm



v Dec. 25 Sat. Beijing tour: Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, & Summer


Palace (Lunch and dinner included)



v Dec. 26 Sun. Church and Great Wall ( Lunch and Beijing Duck dinner)



v Dec. 27 Mon. Morning flight to Changsha;


Afternoon: Meet the Babies & Start the paperwork



v Dec. 28 - 30 More paperwork, sight-seeing & shopping



v Dec. 31 Fri. Afternoon flight to Guangzhou



v Jan. 1 Sat. Medical exam and sight-seeing (Happy New Year!)



v Jan. 2 Sun. Filling out Consulate Forms



v Jan. 3 Mon. 9:30am Consulate Appointment



v Jan. 4 Tues. 3:00pm Pick up child’s Visa



v Jan. 5 Wed. Depart for Beijing from Guangzhou



v Jan. 6 Thur. Depart for US from Beijing: UA 888 at 1:30 pm

The Paper Chase

We began our adoption effort in October of 2003 by selecting and adoption agency in McLean, VA that specializes in China adoption, and mailing our application. America World is a faith-based agency, which requires a salvation statement from each of its families. This was important to us since the families with whom we’ll travel with will probably be linked with ours the rest of our lives. Our home study agency was also chosen because of their statement of faith.



Documents



This phase is popularly known as the “paper chase” to all those in the process of adoption. Our first paperwork was submitted to the CIS on November 10, 2003. This included birth certificates, marriage license, and fingerprint cards for FBI background checks. In addition to these documents, we had to obtain local police reports, driving records, home inspections, physical exams, employment letters, financial statements, four letters of reference-which some of you were so kind to provide, a letter to the Chinese Center for Adoption Affairs (CCAA) stating our wishes and promising never to abandon our child, passports, additional fingerprints, child abuse clearances, guardianship arrangement and photo pages of our home and family.



Documents had to be obtained from various places in MI, IA, AZ and CA. In each case, whether obtained from an agency or created by others, or us, the document was certified by the agency or notarized. Each certified or notarized document was submitted to the Secretary of State, so they could authenticate the authority of the person who signed it. As you can imagine, the packages mailed and received constituted a whirlwind, and naturally, there was a fee to be paid for each document at each step.




Home Study


Our home study agency is Family Connections in Ventura, CA. We contacted them early in the process and on October 8,2003 we attended our first informational seminar. This was the first of many trips. Our school district was gracious enough to allow us to use personal days in order to complete the 6 hour round trip. The fact that they were located in Ventura, right by the beach, made our visits extra special! Mark and I attended several classes and interviews. The kids were able to come with us over Christmas break and visit the agency. It was an enjoyable and exciting time for Mark and I as we anticipated the arrival of our new daughter. Our social worker made the trip to Tehachapi on January 29,2004. Mark, myself, Nick, Amy, mom, and dad, sat in the living room and had a great conversation with our social worker. She also did a home inspection.



Mark and I were required to complete a profile of unbelievable detail about our lives and one another. During the study there was considerable focus on the stability of our marriage and our children’s views on gaining a sister. Nick and Amy are both excited about the idea and had no problem sharing their views with the social worker. It took nearly 4 months to receive the written report of our meetings as our social worker was laid off in the middle of writing her report! Looking back, this was definitely the most difficult time of the process. We were unable to do anything to help speed up the process (except pray). On April 2, 2004 our complete home study was sent to Citizen and Immigration Services (CIS) and our fingerprint appointment was made for April 9,2004. The next anticipated document was the approval to adopt. Many families across the country were waiting weeks, some even months for this piece of paper. Ours came eight days later and we were thrilled!!! This was the last piece of paper necessary for our dossier (what the file that goes to China is called) and we were nearly done! If you had told me in October that I’d still be working on this in May I’d have said NO WAY!!! What is the saying….

"Man makes plans, and God laughs”.


Now the scary part, this precious group of documents had to be sent to the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles for authentication. Of course it couldn’t be a totally smooth venture, we watched as our entire dossier went to the wrong city on the Fed Ex truck!! To say we were stressed is an understatement. After much prayer, some phone calls (and sleep loss) our dossier arrived in L.A. safely and our courier was able to get all the documents authenticated and mailed back to us.



Done:

At 3:30pm after making 3 copies of our entire dossier I met the Fed Ex man (whom I’m getting to know quite well by now) at the drop box. I held onto that box and made him look me in the eye and PROMISE to guard those documents all the way to VA. He promised (and I believed him). He told be not to worry and didn’t even act like I was totally nuts. I stopped off at my parents and started hugging and crying as this huge milestone had been reached and we were officially done with the paper chase 7 ½ months later. Now it was off to AWAA where it would be reviewed and sent to China! That night was a night of celebration in the Gividen household! We had Chinese take out and did the happy dance! I cannot explain the elation we were feeling as a family.


Our dossier was mailed to China on May 14, 2004 and we were officially logged in to their database on May 21,2004.

Why Adopt?

An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break. ~ Chinese Proverb

Welcome
Welcome to our journey for a daughter whom we plan to name Linsey. This site is being created so that friends and family from across the country can follow our journey. We hope that you find this site informative about our adoption, adoptions in general, China and Orphan relief. If there is any information you would like to know and don't see it listed, please email us and we will be happy to share any knowledge we may have or help find the information for you.

Name:

Linsey (precious jade) Mei (beautiful)

Gividen

Why Adopt?
Romans 8:15

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Mark and I were married December 20, 1986. We both shared of love of children and began planning a family the following year. It wasn't quite as easy for us as it was for some but joyfully Nick came into the world on August 14, 1989 and Amy soon followed on October 19, 1990. We were blessed! Our kids were healthy and beautiful. Our family was complete. Or maybe not... As the kids grew older, our desire to have another baby increased. Thus began our trial of secondary infertility. Many miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy later we called it quits. We were done trying to conceive another child. We didn't know it then but God was preparing us. Actually, looking back on various circumstances and relationships, God had been preparing both of us our entire lives. Our journey to adopt a child began in the summer of 2003. Nick and Amy were away at summer camp and Mark and I spent a week together in Santa Barbara. One evening at dinner, overlooking the Pacific Ocean I asked Mark if he'd ever thought about adoption. By the end of the evening, we both felt that this was something that had tugged on our hearts for many years. The Lord was telling us to GO FOR IT!


Why China?
China is a country whose culture dates back to the earliest records known to man. At first glance, some of China's beliefs may seem quite different than those we hold in the western world. One example of this is the cultural preference for a male child. There are several reasons why Chinese families might prefer a boy over a girl. In rural provinces, a family's livelihood depends directly on the output of its family members. Because of this, a family with sons would be at a considerable advantage than one with daughters. Historically, it is also the son's honored responsibility to take care of his parents in their old age. A daughter, however, would be expected to care for her husband's parents rather than her own. In this regard, the Chinese believe that having a son is crucial to their livelihood, as well as a form of social security for the parents when they grow older. Although in recent years, China has done much to change these belief systems, many families, especially in rural areas, still strongly favor the birth of a male child. This situation is further complicated by China's One- Child Policy, which prohibits families from having more than one child. As a result of this policy, there are thousands of abandoned children throughout China, with the vast majority of them being healthy girls.

Some countries typically have age or other requirements that make it difficult to adopt, but China’s adoption program is streamlined and predictable. To adopt a healthy infant form China, one must be between the ages of 30-55 years old, whether a couple or single, The Chinese age minimum reflects their belief that mature people make good parents and that (for their own citizens) prime childbearing age has passed. This is their domestic law and the Chinese meticulously apply the same law to foreigner’s to ensure that foreigners do not have any advantage over their own citizens in the adoption process.

We qualify to adopt a healthy Chinese infant, which is usually any child under the age of 2, but most often 10-14 months old at time of referral. Some of the positive aspects of China adoption include: only 6-8 month wait time after submitting one’s dossier, it compares favorable in expense, and is absolutely finalized upon completing the adoption within China. The fact that Chinese children are absolutely adorable doesn’t hurt!





Favorite Links
http://www.chinasprout.com/community/tv

http://www.dpeters2.com/adopt/shamian.html

http://www.china-ccaa.org/english-index.htm

http://fcadoptions.org/

http://adoptchinese.org/



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