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.
An Ancient Chinese Belief
This belief is commonly used among parents of adopted Chinese children to signify our paths were meant to cross. Along the journey to adopt both my daughter Leah and Kate, I have met some incredible people. As if we all too, shared a red thread connection. One of those awesome people, is Sara. I met her through blogland–she has a family blog and I had one as well, that was a great way of recording our family activities and our journey’s to adopt. We just instantly hit it off. Sara is witty, hilarious and has a beautiful soul. We stayed in touch almost weekly as we waited anxiously for her beautiful Mya and my Kate the last couple of years. We comforted each other in times when the wait seemed endless and celebrated with each other the joys of seeing our daughter’s faces for the first time…it’s been well over 3 years of sweet comforting comments on our respective blogs and private emails…but we had never met or even talked on the phone…until now. We capitalized on an opportunity to meet while she happened to come to Louisville for a reunion.
It was no shock to me that in person, Sara is as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside, and her family is absolutely precious. What a joy it was to have the opportunity to meet, talk in person and take their photos. No doubt in my mind at all, there is a red thread that has woven our friendship over the years. Life is so cool like that.
