China Bound...

Well,  January will be two years that we started this journey to Alli.  Some days it seems like it's been forever, and some days it seems as if we just started.  As I sit at my computer printing up air tickets, itineraries, important phone numbers to leave behind and a map marked of all the places Brian and I will visit (for our babies to see), my heart is overjoyed that I'm really, seriously, finally about to see, smell, hold, kiss and touch the little girl that I've dreamed about for awhile now.  Then there is the part of my heart that is breaking into a million different pieces at the thought of leaving my BaiLee, Ethan and Graci behind.  I've never been away from my children this long and the thought of it is killing me.  I keep telling myself "Begin with the end in mind...."  The end of this journey is really the beginning.  The end of our trip starts the beginning of the life of the Ashworth family finally being complete with the missing piece to our puzzle, Alli Ying Ashworth.
Please keep us in your prayers.  Our safety in air, land...everywhere.  And please pray for our children, BaiLee, Ethan and Graci as they have never been away from us like this before.  Pray that God wrap His arms around each of us and we feel His peace each and every step of the way.  Please pray for our sweet Alli girl.  Her little life is about to change in every single way.  All she will know in the beginning is these two strange smelling, looking and talking people are taking her away from everything she has ever known.  Pray that the transition for her go as smooth as possible and the bond between us all is instant.
Thank you everyone for being with us on this journey.
His Children,
Amanda & Brian Ashworth