"An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break." --An ancient Chinese belief.
The Red Thread is a theme in many China Adoption stories, following the idea that the new parents have been connected to the child they will receive and that it was only a matter of time til they met.
We kind of like the idea that we have been connected to Miaya with the red thread. We've always felt as if she was out there somewhere, but we didn't know where, certainly not that she was in China.
As we wait for the review and referral process to run it's course, we read a lot of other people's postings and journals to see how they are coping with the wait. From the begining of the adoption journey, we've felt that our daughter is waiting for us in China, and this process is just to pave the way for us to be together. Some have expressed the opinion that as the referral time lengthens, they will be getting a "different" child than the one they "should" have gotten had the referral time stayed he same. This is where we feel the connection of the Red Thread. Miaya is there waiting for us, she doesn't have a specific face, or a certain chinese name, and she may have not been born yet, but she is still there waiting for us and when the time is right we'll be united.
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