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Capturing our China trip to bring home our daughter, Violet Elise Xin Jue Culp.
And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my arms, welcomes me.
Matthew 18:5
VIOLET ELISE XIN JUE CULP
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Birth Date: October 20, 2007
Place of Origin: Maoming City, Guangdong Province, China
Given Name: Mao Xin Jue
Meaning of Name:
Mao - the first symbol of Maoming City
Xin - love and heart
Jue - wishing that she is as pretty as the jade
Matthew 18:5
VIOLET ELISE XIN JUE CULP
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Birth Date: October 20, 2007
Place of Origin: Maoming City, Guangdong Province, China
Given Name: Mao Xin Jue
Meaning of Name:
Mao - the first symbol of Maoming City
Xin - love and heart
Jue - wishing that she is as pretty as the jade
“All the children who are held and loved will know how to love others…
Spread these virtues in the world. Nothing more need be done.”
Meng Zi , c300 BC
COUNT DOWN:
from LOI – Letter of Intent
sent on January 22, 2009
2-3 weeks (took three weeks) wait for
PA – Pre-Approval: February 11, 2009
2-3 month (took THREE WEEKS!) wait for
LOA – Letter of Acceptance: March 5, 2009
2-3 weeks (took four weeks) wait for
TA – Travel Assignments: April 2, 2009
2-3 weeks (took three weeks) wait for
Fly to China: April 28, 2009
Total time from LOI to Flight is
THREE months!!
Spread these virtues in the world. Nothing more need be done.”
Meng Zi , c300 BC
COUNT DOWN:
from LOI – Letter of Intent
sent on January 22, 2009
2-3 weeks (took three weeks) wait for
PA – Pre-Approval: February 11, 2009
2-3 month (took THREE WEEKS!) wait for
LOA – Letter of Acceptance: March 5, 2009
2-3 weeks (took four weeks) wait for
TA – Travel Assignments: April 2, 2009
2-3 weeks (took three weeks) wait for
Fly to China: April 28, 2009
Total time from LOI to Flight is
THREE months!!
Blog Archive
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2009
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May
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- 5/14 Kowloon
- 5/13 Violet gets Sworn-In at the US Consulate
- 5/12 First US Embassy Appointment Day
- 5/11 A Day of Relaxation
- 5/10 Mothers Day
- 5/9 More Firsts...the Pool and Summer Salts
- 5/8 A free day for shopping and the park
- Violet playing in the evening
- Violet playing in the morning
- The Mao Suit
- An average day for kids and men
- Exercise in China
- General observations on China
- 5/7 Travel to Dongguan
- 5/6 Passport day
- 5/5 Adoption final for China
- 5/4 Gotcha Day
- 5/3 Last day in Beijing
- 5/2 A full day in Beijing
- Comments Reply
- 5/1 China International Labor Day Holiday
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May
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About Me
- twculp
- We are Todd and Juliet Culp parents of Violet adopted from Maoming, China and Penelope adopted from Chenzhou, China
I'm so glad you posted Clara's video's so everyone can enjoy them because I can't watch them enough. We cherish our phone calls. How bless we are to be living in today's age and have the priviledge of Skype. We are SO in love with Violet already. Grampa says, "being Chinese she'll be good in math"; think he is looking for an engineer? We love all three of you!
ReplyDeleteI wrote to Rachel:
ReplyDeleteDear Aunt Rachel,
I just wanted you to know that Violet has taken after you! Shoes are VERY important to her; she even has had to sleep in them!!! She came with "squeekers"; isn't that cool.
Her reply was:
Finally someone in the family that takes after me!!!!
I think there is a bond here already!!
Hi guys:
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear your trip is going well. We look at your blog every day. It is funny seeing pictures of places we were in China! Violet looks GREAT! Enjoy the rest of your time in China, can't wait to meet Jenna's new playmate when you get back! Our prayers are with you!
Jack, Gina, Jackson and Jenna
Todd and Juliette...
ReplyDeleteIt is so heart-warming to see the progress you guys have made over the last month or two! What a beautiful family you are and I am so happy to see such a deserving couple get what I know God wanted for you. I can't wait to make contact with you sometime to see Violet in person. I know that this is God's plan for Violet and she will be blessed with you many times over!
God Bless you on your journey with Violet! (and I know she has loving grandparents awaiting her arrival to the US!)
Kathy G
I never watched "John and Kate plus 8" but I am hooked on "Todd and Juliet plus 1". I am so happy for everyone!!!!
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