Lillian

My last post was intended to be my last post from Hangzhou but since I have some time I wanted to dedicate a post to Lillian. Now many of you who read this blog may not know who Lillian is..there may be some who do but I would venture to say most don't. Lillian is the director of our adoption agency, CAWLI or China Adoption With Love, Inc. Though we had some contact with Lillian stateside, most of our time was spent either via phone or e-mail with Meg, one of the social workers with CAWLI. We have liked our agency a lot and have been impressed with the way most of our adoption has been handled. Like any agency, CAWLI is not perfect but they have been pretty close for us. It wasn't until we reached Hangzhou that we realized what an amazingly special woman Lillian really is. She called us before we received Ellie to check on us and then called us again that night. We expressed our concerns to her as we had several the first few days. She called us every day since then, sometimes twice a day to talk and see how things have been going. She talked us through some of our issues that we were experiencing, offered us some suggestions and then made sure the doctor was sent via airplane to make a visit just for our peace of mind. Not only did we feel her concern for us but we felt it for Ellie. I can tell that Lillian truly loves these children and cares about their well-being. It has truly touched us and blessed us and I can't even begin to convey to those out there how much her presence has meant to us over these last few days. Lillian..you are the best! Thank you so much for caring for the children in China and for taking great care with the families that you represent. May God bless you for all that you do in China and across the world!