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The Gift of You

I didn't give you the gift of life, but in my heart I know.
The love I feel is deep and real, as if it had been so.
For us to have each other is like a dream come true!
No, I didn't give you the gift of life, life gave me the gift of you.

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About Us

About Us
Hello! We are Bob and Trish Akers from Indiana. We are in the process of adopting a daughter, Emmaline Catherine, from China. We have a log in date of December 8, 2005, and are hoping to get our "referral" in November 2007. It's been a long journey, but we are so excited to be this close! ****************************************************************** Update: We have obviously adopted our daughter, so this is now the Akers Family website. We will periodically be posting pictures of our family and newest adventures.

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Looking Good...

The rumor mill is saying the cut off date is our date, 12/8/05! What that means, if it turns out to be true, is we JUST made it in this referral batch!!! We are hoping to get confirmation soon, and we are on pins and needles waiting for information. We think we are so close to seeing Emmaline's face for the first time. Thank you for your prayers and support. We could not have made it thru this agonizing wait without our friends and family!

Sunday, October 28, 2007

Is this the week??!!???

We received an email from our agency on Friday saying they "know referrals are anticipated to arrive this week..." They do not know the cut off date yet. There are several rumors out there saying people whose log in dates are between 12/1/05 and 12/12/05 will be included in the November batch of referrals. The magic number for our family is 12/8/05. We feel fairly confident we will be included and we are going crazy with excitement, anticipation, worry, etc. Please keep us in your prayers this week, as it is sure to be a LONG one while we wait for news. We'll keep the blog updated and we will post pictures of Emmaline if we get the call.

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Jackson Singing Three Dog Night....sort of


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Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Where will Emmaline come from?


Use this map to take the poll listed to the right. I didn't include all the Chinese provinces, but the more common ones where babies have been coming from.

Emmaline's Nursery





Monday, October 15, 2007

How Long Have We Been Waiting?

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Our website is Launched!!!!



In preparation of receiving our "referral," we have created this blog for family and friends to keep up to date on the latest news surrounding our adoption.