Adopting Gwenn
In China there is a belief that people are bound together by an invisible red thread. These Red Threads bind person to person, across cities, continents and time. In waiting for my daughter, I am continuing my belief that this invisible red thread will connect me to my daughter.
How I got started:
In November of 1998, I was searching the web for information on adoption, especially on adoption from China, when I saw the news -- China had just announced a change in their laws regarding adoption of children by single women!
No longer would I have to wait until my 35th birthday to be allowed to adopt -- and I immediately began the process of researching adoption agencies. I was amazed at how many there were. Facilitators -- For-Profit Agencies -- Non-Profit Agencies. Different services, costs, timelines. It was amazing, but between November 98 and the end of January 99, I researched over 30 different agencies.
The Adoption Process:
At the end of January 1999, I settled in with a final decision on the adoption agency that I would work with -- WACAP (World Association for Children and Parents).
You can also read Libby's journal that she kept for Gwenn, as well as her children Jordan and Linnea to tell them about the trip!
