The Red Thread

An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but never break."

Meet Christopher Andrew Guthrie Lane!

We are overjoyed, blessed and tired! As we road the high speed train from Taipei to Tainan I thought about the beautiful countryside I was looking at and thinking about the birth mother and her family...wondering what they must be thinking and feeling.

As we approached St. Lucy by taxi (a very long 10 minute drive from the train station), I became anxious and nauseous - the excitement. The time had finally come to meet Drew.

Chris and I were ushered into the famous St. Lucy "Meeting Room" to wait for Drew and meet the Matron and Jessica (who provided loads of info about Drew, St. Lucy's and the birth family). They asked us if we had a special outfit for Drew and of course we did. While we waited, we kept looking out the window every time someone would pass by, anxiously awaiting a glimpse of our son.

Finally, Jessica walked in with Drew and placed him first into my arms. It was surreal....a dream come true. I just inhaled him all at once. I then placed him into Chris' arms and seeing them together was just overwhelming ....a father and son. I started to cry, then Chris did. It was a wonderful moment.

We spent about 2 hours at St. Lucy's touring the facility, getting to know our son's habits and learning more about the birth mother. During the visit, we received so many gifts, including a hand painted photo album of Drew, which included photos of him since he was 4 days old - a treasure! We also received a gold charm from the birth grandmother that was engraved in Mandarin wishing Drew love, peace and health. This was truly unexpected and a wonderful gift to pass down to Drew.

I could go on and on about this day....words simply do not describe the Love we feel for this country, the people and our beautiful baby boy.