In addition to the Ladybug
being a symbol of good luck,
many adopt the Legend
of the Invisible Red Thread,
which basically refers to the
belief that there is a definite
link between you and the child
destined to be yours.
Like most people who first hear
of the Chinese Proverb, I was
not 100% convinced of the
meaning behind the legend,
but as our journey unfolded
in this long process to bring
Emily home, I have come to
believe in the Invisible Red
Thread. From different parts of
the world we are being brought
together. In some ways, it is
like we have all known each
other from the beginning, but
just have not been able to put a
face and name with the feeling
that we have been out there for
each other all along. The
feeling is strong and gets
stronger as we get closer to
meeting Emily in person for the
first time.
There was a day around
Valentine's Day when Kristen was
feeling kind of depressed and
expressed to her friends that
she just had this very strong
feeling about her child and
wanted to be with her at that
very moment. We
subsequently learned that Emily
was born on February 17th--was
that the invisible red thread?
For me, the feeling has been
getting stronger just as our
referral information and picture
was being sent back from China
at the end of September. The
anticipated day to see her
picture for the first time was
coming closer. After what has
seemed like forever in our
journey to find each other, the
invisible red thread has become
very taut as the planning to
bring her home to her forever
family begins to move forward.
Both Kristen and I can hardly
wait for the day to meet our
Emily for the first time and
become a family of three. We
only wonder if Emily has a
feeling of some kind as well.
