Back on Friday night, November 14th, something very special happened. About ten dear friends and family members gathered at our house to commemorate the official “entrustment” of Baby Kip into our parental care.
For those of you a little behind on the whole “Baby Kip” adoption adventure, you can quickly get caught up by perusing the links below:
Great Expectations – Leslie’s October 22nd blog entry
The Next Ludy – my October 22nd blog entry
Baby Update – The chronicle of Baby Kip’s unforgettable arrival
Baby Pics – a little photographic peek into our baby-loving world
Kipling Joel Anthony – the official announcement
When we adopted Harper last July we didn’t go through an “entrustment” process from Harper’s birth parents to us. It was more of a legal relationship with the South Korean government and definitely not the sweet and intimate sort of arrangement that we share with Bex in this adoption.
A few months back, Bex announced to us that she really wanted to have an “entrustment” ceremony a couple weeks after Baby arrived. Leslie and I had never heard of such a thing, but it made perfect sense to us, and we were very excited to do it. It was simply a way of officially commemorating the “handing off” of Baby from Bex to us.
Well, I don’t think any of us realized way back then how truly emotional of a process this would prove to be. Those that joined us on the night of the 14th were the intimate players in this whole adoption drama (at least those who were in town). Everyone had a letter that they had written to Bex or to Baby, or to both. We went around the room and tearfully read our little letters. It was an extraordinary night, marked by the tender graces of our dear King Jesus. And if there was anything tangible that could have been taken from the emotional affair, it was that our precious God loves the process of adoption.
If you would like to view the short little video that we produced for the night of the entrustment ceremony, choose below how you would like to view it:
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If you would like to read Leslie’s and my letters that we wrote to Bex and Baby then just click on the letters below that you would like to view:
The Entrustment Ceremony
12/2/08
On the night of the Entrustment ceremony, Baby Kip was lavished with love, cuddles, and kisses. It was truly an unforgettable night.
