FATHER'S DAY

* * ONE PROUD DADDY **

NANJING CITY

ZOEY'S ORPHANAGE IS IN NANJING CITY AND THIS IS WHERE ZOEY LIVED FOR 20 MONTHS OF HER LIFE, BEFORE WE ADOPTIED HER. I THOUGHT THIS ARTICLE WAS REAL INTERESTING:

China leads world in Bible production

Story by AFA Journal Staff. Sources cited for News of Interest indicate source of basic information only. April 2008

Nanjing, China, a city of seven million, is poised to become the world’s largest producer of Bibles. The irony is lost on no one who understands that China has been one of the world’s most repressive nations when it comes to allowing the Christian faith a fair shake in society.
At the end of 2007, Amity Printing was producing up to 800,000 Bibles a month, 80% of them distributed through China’s officially approved churches. Amity is a joint venture between the UK-based United Bible Societies and a Chinese Christian charity.
At year’s end, Amity was in the process of moving from a suburban factory to a new plant in an industrial park where they will be neighbors to new Ford Motor and Motorola factories. The facility is the size of an aircraft hangar and is expected to supply about one quarter of the world’s Bibles by 2009.
Amity first established the officially-endorsed Bible factory in1986 after Deng Xiaoping eased anti-religious laws following the reign of the oppressive Chairman Mao. To date, the plant has produced more than 50 million Bibles, about 40 million of them in the Mandarin language and sold through official churches in China.

McDonalds Playdate with Jayden

We had our first playdate with our woderful friends Terri & Jayden McDonald.

They returned from China about 8 weeks ago with thier adorable little boy

"Jayden" He is 20 months old and full of life! He is the happiest little boy

and cute as a button.

Zoey was great with him, she enjoys other kids so much. She also loves playing at McDonalds. This was Jayden's first trip to McDonalds to play and he did very well. He is adjusting & bonding wonderfully.

The McDonald's are apart of our church family.

We are so blessed to be apart of thier lives, and look forward to watching

our kids grow up together and have many more playdates.

FIRST TRIP TO THE BIRMINGHAM ZOO

WE WENT SUNDAY TO THE BIRMINGHAM ZOO, ALMOST ALL OF THE BIGGER ANIMALS WERE INSIDE THERE HOUSE'S AND WOULDN'T COME OUTSIDE. SHE WAS ABLE TO SEE THE GORILLA AND THE GIRAFFE.

ZOEY TURNS THREE

IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ZOEY IS THREE YEARS OLD.

SHE LOVES THE "DOODLEBOPS" AND HAS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. WE HAVE EVERY DVD AND CD THEY HAVE MADE. SHE GOES TO SLEEP EVERY NIGHT LISTENING TO THIER CD OF SONGS.

NOW WE HAVE 4 DOLLS TO ADD TO HER COLLECTION,

DEE DEE, ROONEY, MOE, BOB AND ALSO A DEE DEE T-SHIRT.

WE WENT TO HUNTSVILLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND ZOEY GOT TO SEE THE DOODLEBOPS IN PERSON.

SHE WAS AMAZED! SHE JUMPED AND DANCED AND CLAPPED AS THEY PERFORMED.

SHE ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF IT AND DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE WHEN THE SHOW WAS OVER.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY" ZOEY.

EASTER SUNDAY

EASTER EGG HUNT

WE WENT TO OUR EASTER EGG HUNT AT OUR CHURCH THIS PAST SUNDAY. ZOEY DIDN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT TO DO AND BY THE TIME SHE GOT THE HANG OF IT THE EGGS WERE ALREADY FOUND BY THE OTHER KIDS.

SHE HAD FUN THOUGH AND ENJOYED ALL THE OTHER CHILDREN.

PROUD DADDY & MOMMA

WELL FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY WE LEFT ZOEY IN THE TODDLER CLASS AT CHURCH BY HERSELF WITHOUT ONE OF US STAYING WITH HER. SHE DID WONDERFUL!!
NO TEARS OR ANXIETY.

ME AND HER DAD WERE THE ANXIOUS ONES. WE TOOK TURNS PEEKING INTO THE ROOM CHECKING ON HER.
WELL WE ONLY DID IT TWICE. :)I WAS TOTALLY LOST WITHOUT HER,I WAS HAPPY KNOWING SHE WAS SECURE ENOUGH TO STAY & ENJOY PLAYING WITH THE OTHER CHILDREN WITHOUT ANY FEARS. I HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR THIS DAY FOR A LONG TIME. OUR LITTLE GIRL IS GROWING UP. SHE IS THE BEST THING LIFE COULD OF EVER GAVE US.

WE PRAISE GOD EACH & EVERY DAY FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HER PARENTS.

KOREAN CHILDREN'S CHOIR VISIT

OUR CHURCH ENJOYED A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE BY THE KOREAN CHILDREN'S CHOIR. THESE KIDS WERE A SIGHT TO BEHOLD, FROM THE BEAUTIFUL SINGING TO WATCHING THEM PRAY AND WORSHIP OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR.

WE ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF HEARING DR. BILLY KIM

SPEAK. HE HAS OPENED MANY DOORS IN KOREAN FOR SHARING THE GOSPEL. HE IS A BRILLANT MAN, AND SO VERY SPECIAL TO MANY PEOPLE.

WE WERE SO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO HOST TWO OF THE GIRLS FOR THE NIGHT AFTER THE SERVICE.

"SONG, GAYOUNG" AGE 10 AND "PARK, YEEUN" AGE 9

THEY WERE SO KIND AND SWEET. ZOEY ENJOYED THEM

AND FOLLOWED THEM ALL OVER THE HOUSE.

ZOEY ALSO LOVED THEIR SINGING, SHE WAS SO ATTENTATIVE THROUGH THE ENTIRE SERVICE. I AM SO GLAD WE GOT TO BE APART OF THIS BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN'S CHOIR.

ZOEY SITTING WITH ONE OF OUR GOOD FRIENDS

GARRY LEE

DISCOVERING WRAPPING PAPER

ZOEY DISCOVERED THAT TEARING UP THE CHRISTMAS PAPER WAS PRETTY FUN.

SHE WOULD TEAR SOME OF IT AND LAUGH AND SAY "I TORE IT"

AND SHE WAS SO PROUD OF HERSELF. SO OF COURSE I ENJOYED WATCHING HER DO IT TOO! THANK GOODNESS THE WRAPPING PAPER ISN'T EXPENSIVE! :)

CHRISTMAS 2007

CHRISTMAS WAS SO WONDERFUL THIS YEAR! WHAT A DIFFERANCE IT WAS CELEBRATING WITH YOUR CHILD. WE ENJOYED WATCHING ZOEY'S FACE WITH EACH AND EVERY PRESENT. SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO THINK.

I THINK HER DAD WAS MORE EXCITED THAN ANYONE. HE STAYED UP AFTER ME & ZOEY WENT TO BED TO SET UP SOME OF HER LARGER PRESENTS. IT WAS SO SWEET! IT REMINDED ME OF MY CHILDHOOD AND BEING SO SURPRISED ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.

SHE HAS ENJOYED EACH AND EVERY TOY.

COUSIN'S CALEB & AUSTIN

ZOEY'S COUSIN CALEB

A VISIT TO THE PIERCE FAMILY

WE WENT TO TRUSSVILLE TO VISIT THE PIERCE FAMILY.

WE WERE IN CHINA TOGETHER WHEN WE GOT OUR GIRLS.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE SEEN THEM SINCE RETURNING HOME. WE HELPED THEM MAKE CHRISTMAS COOKIES AND THE GIRLS ENJOYED PLAYING TOGETHER.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME. ZOEY AND SOPHIE WERE SO CUTE PLAYING TOGETHER.

GOTCHA DAY!! 12/11/06
ZOEY'S NANNY IN HER ORPHANAGE
ZOEY TODAY 12/10/07


WHAT A DIFFERANCE A YEAR HAS MADE. ZOEY IS SUCH A DIFFERENT CHILD THAN WHEN WE RECEIVED HER. SHE HAS GROWN UP SO MUCH, AND HAS CAME SUCH A LONG WAY.
WE THANK GOD EACH DAY FOR BLESSING US WITH SUCH A WONDERFUL CHILD.

FANTASY OF LIGHTS

WE WENT SUNDAY TO CALLAWAY GARDENS IN GEORGIA TO SEE THE "FANTASY OF LIGHTS" WE TOOK THE TROLLEY RIDE THROUGH THE PATH OF THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS. THEY WERE ALL ANIMATED AND A SIGHT TO BEHOLD !ZOEY WAS JUST AMAZED! SHE WOULD SLOWLY LOOK AROUND AT ALL THE SCENES. HER EYES WERE BIG AS MARBLES. AT THE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE GIFT SHOP THEY HAD A SNOWMAN & A REINDEER AND WERE ABLE TO GET PICTURES OF THEM WITH US.ZOEY LOVES "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN" BETTER THAN SANTA CLAUSE SO WHEN SHE REALIZED THAT FROSTY WAS IN FRONT OF HER SHE WAS SO EXCITED! WE WENT TO CALLAWAY GARDENS ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AND IT IS WAS VERY NICE & PRETTY, BUT THIS TIME WITH OUR DAUGHTER BESIDE US AND SEEING IT THROUGH HER EYES WAS JUST PRICELESS!
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MORE PICTURES OF VISIT

A VISIT TO THE WOODALL FAMILY

WE WENT TO VISIT OUR WONDERFUL FRIENDS " THE WOODALL FAMILY" IN ATHENS ON SUNDAY. THEY GOT HOME FROM CHINA ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO WITH THIER NEW DAUGHTER "REBECCA"

SHE IS SIX YEARS OLD. SHE IS SO PRETTY AND FULL OF LIFE.

SHE IS RUNNING AROUND HAVING A BIG TIME WITH HER NEW FAMILY. SHE IS ADJUSTING BEAUTIFULLY, AND WHY WOULDN'T SHE BE WITH SUCH A GREAT FAMILY MEETING ALL HER NEEDS AND THEN SOME. WE HAD AN AWESOME VISIT AND ENJOYED WATCHING ALL THE CHILDREN PLAY. THEY ALL GOT ALONG REALLY WELL.

ZOEY LOVED ALL OF THEM, SHE ESPECIALLY LOVED ALL THE DIFFERENT TOYS.. SHE JUMPED ON HER FIRST TRAMPOLINE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE GREAT TIMES WITH BILLY AND EMILY AND THIER BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN. WE TOOK SOME RANDOM PICTURES WHILE WE WERE THERE.