Gratitude for you Thanks, Shannon, for your lovely and colorful post. I felt I was there as you described your children and your newest precious little jewel, Julia. What a happy, joyous event. We cannot wait to see you this week. God bless the Campbells.
Jim - We just got back from Lily's Four Year Check-Up (three shots and no tears!) and she saw you family portrait proudly displayed on the front desk in your office. She loudly exclaimed, "Mommy look! It's Baby Julia from your computer!" Then the whole way home we talked about how Baby Julia was now part of your forever family and she said, "Dr. Campbell will be a good Daddy for Baby Julia because he has lots of band-aids in case she gets a boo-boo!" Have a safe trip home. Love, Taryn, Jack, Ethan, & Lily
To see the hand of God move in your family has been amazing!! This little girl has been hand picked to be a part of your family. She is a Blessed little girl as the Campbell family has been Blessed with her!! We can't wait to meet her as it seems as though we already know her.
beautiful words I have been so overwhelmed with emotion reading this amazing family journey... thank you again for opening it up to me. I am anxious to see you back state side and you all continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. Blessings to you in the next few days to come as well as your travels back home. Shannon, you are a beautiful mother and your words brought tears to my eyes. I love relishing in the little moments of emotion that hit at random times.... your words remind me to stop and enjoy those more... it goes so fast. Love to you all! From, Berta
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Joshua Hi Joshua, I can't wait until you come home this week. I asked my mom if you can come over to play on Friday. She said you may be too tired. But if you aren't and want to come over I can't wait to see you. We had our baseball game today. We lost again. But our team is getting better. We really need you at second base. We miss your bat too. You are a great hitter. Next weekend we do not have a baseball game. We have the weekend off. Maybe we should go to the baseball park on Saturday morning and practice. Joshua, I am only telling you what I am going to be for Halloween. Don't tell anyone else. Guess! Give Up? No, it is not a baseball player. I will be a scary Ghost!! I want to go Trick or Treating with you. Lets talk about it when you get back home. Nothing too much going on at school. We really haven't had too much homework. Reading homework starts this week. Looking forward to meeting your little sister. She is so so cute!!....my mother said that. That is it. It is time to go to bed. Early bird gets the worm. Miss you...see you soon. Your best Friend JACK-O-LANTERN LARSON
Joshua's and Emma's blogs I am so pleased that you and Emma produced such wonderful blogs and shared them with us. Both of you are experiencing events which I could not even have imagined when I was your age. I am convinced that you will reflect on these events from time to time throughout you lives. Thank you for your wonderful blogs.
Wow Joshua! Now you can post a blog too?! I am very impressed. I love your zoo pictures. I loooove panda bears so I was very excited to see that you visited the pandas. And that giraffe was eating out of your hand! How did that feel? Thank you so much for taking me to the zoo on your blog post! Love, Auntie Anna
Great blog What a wonderful blog you created Joshua. You must have spent a lot of time planning it. the pictures at the zoo were wonderful. thanks for sending it. Tell Emma we appreciated her blog and all the information she included. Love G&G
hi Hello Emma you look so happy in china.In church today I praded for you.Have a safe plane ride home,And allso I have been working with your studdie budddy. We did pixie,and Jonny Apple Seed coloring .I miss you. One more thing,are you going to be at school on friday?
lizzie
Nice blog Emma! You did a great job! I feel like I was right there in a pearl market with you! Do you have pierced ears yet? Karenna really wants to do that. Love, Auntie Anna
Jim - you are a fantastic writer. Ever concidered a book? Praying for you all. Shannon are you going to try your hand at a blog entry? I would love to hear from you too.
Emma - what a great entry! Your writer's voice was heard loud and clear. You wrote many details that enabled me to really understand what you saw. Someday I hope to see a Pearl Market with my own two eyes.
Wow - we have read every word, and are so enjoying re-living the most amazing experience of our lives through your most eloquent blog. Those grandmas can be quite a force! We pray for you every day and are overjoyed to be walking through this adventure with the Campbell family! Can't wait to meet this precious neighbor. God Bless, The Cyphers
She is beautiful! I have really enjoyed reading your blogs! Everyone looks great and so happy. It is amazing to think that one more little body can make you feel whole :) (and that you didn't even know in the beginning of this trip that we you were missing anything) I am so happy for your family, she is great addition. Emma and Joshua look like they are doing really well with her. It is nice to have such a great big sister & brother to help.
Cannot wait to meet her!
CE
Amazing As I sit and read I find myself with an unexpected and overwhelming emotional response to your family journey. Tears roll down my face as I look at the pictures with pure joy on all your faces. It is clear, seeing Julia transform in the pictures from the first day to your pictures now. An amazingly beautiful display of a family forming right in front of our eyes. Thank you for sharing this moment in time with us. It is something I surely will never forget and has left a wonderfully warm impact on our family and our children. Such a beautiful thing to see your family bond and show pure love. We are blessed to a part of the journey. Thank you.
We continue to read your entries daily and are awed by both the skill of your writing and the amazing journey that you are so graciously sharing with us. I agree that you should turn this blog into a book upon your safe return to Colorado. It is truly something that you and Julia will treasure for years to come. We pray that the rest of your trip is smooth and peaceful and we look forward to seeing you when you get home.
Hooray! Finally had a chance to get caught up on your blog. We are SO HAPPY for you! It sounds like everything has gone amazingly well and you've had an incredible journey to boot. Continued blessings and prayers to you. Can't wait to see you and meet Julia!
Beautiful Julia! Campbells, We have been reading along to with this beautifully written commentary on your journey and feel so lucky to be able to share in the experience. Jim, you ought to turn this into a book. You have made us all cry and laugh many times while reading this. Julia is lovely and we are so excited to welcome her to Colorado. Thank you for sharing!
What a Story!! Jim,
I am so proud of you and your family.
Thank you again for taking the time to send the pictures and narrative for all of us to share.
Love,
Bob
What an honor it is to be allowed to share this awesome experience with you! I can't believe how emotional it is just reading the blog and viewing the great pictures. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us!
I continue to read about your travels and Julia. She is adorable. This is so wonderful to read along on your journey. It has been lots of fun. Have great fun at your last stop. Safe travels!
Kari Eckert
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great post
Emma Thanks for sharing your pearl market experience. The earrings look beautiful. Looking forward to welcoming you home. :) Kari