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		<title>Snow Again in Mid Alabama (Global Warming is Great!)</title>
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2010/02/12/snow-again-in-mid-alabama-global-warming-is-great/</link>
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		<title>Merry Christmas From the Hardgrave Family!</title>
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2009/12/24/merry-christmas-from-the-hardgrave-family/</link>
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While I normally just write about stuff about the family, albeit terribly infrequently the last few years, I think that the Manhattan Declaration deserves some special attention.  If you are Christian in the United States, then you owe if to yourself be familiar with this landmark statement.  Click the link above to find out more.
I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2009/12/01/223/</link>
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		<title>Let it Snow!</title>
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Well, I&#8217;m afraid facebook has really destroyed me for doing family blogging, but I am resolved to do better and this is my first new effort toward that end.
That said, even though I have lived in Alabama most of my life, I have to admit that Christmas in Alabama almost always bring me one specific disappointment; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2009/03/01/let-it-snow/</link>
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		<title>iMix for Morningview Worship Music</title>
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visit this iMix in the iTunes Store
Attention Morningview Members!
As many of you know, I&#8217;ve often lamented the fact that it seems so hard these days to find good modern worship music that has the kind of substantive theological content that&#8217;s really worth memorizing and actually meditating upon.
Thanks be to God, that is changing!  I&#8217;m more excited than [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2008/09/19/imix-for-morningview-worship-music/</link>
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		<title>Recent Quotes in the Hardgrave Home</title>
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Lily:
&#8220;Grandma Jennifer&#8217;s Sign-up&#8221; (Understood by Lily to be the chorus of &#8220;We&#8217;re marching to Zion&#8221;)
&#8220;You are Whole-Louise&#8221; (Understood by Lily to be the chorus of &#8220;God of Wonders&#8221;)
Kathryn:
(EVERY night during family prayer) &#8220;Dear God . . . and thank you that I get to go to kindergarten. Amen&#8221;
Sarah:
(talking about what she learned in school one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2008/08/29/recent-quotes-in-the-hardgrave-home/</link>
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		<title>Some Photographic Catching up</title>
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The always lovely Angela after choir rehearsal
 

 
Sarah, Kathryn and Lily at our Church&#8217;s Independence Day  Picnic
 

 
Kathryn, Lily and Sarah during a summer &#8220;Dr. Seuss Day&#8221; 
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2008/08/28/some-photographic-catching-up/</link>
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		<title>First day of school</title>
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Well it is hard to believe (at least for Mom and Dad) , but Sarah and Kathryn are both now in school.  Both were very excited about their first day, but Kathryn has been waiting for so long to be able to go to school like her big sister, she&#8217;s been downright giddy about the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2008/08/26/first-day-of-school/</link>
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		<title>Valentine&#8217;s Day, Surgery and Snow</title>
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Thanks so much to all our family far and wide who sent Valentines treats for the girls.  The Girls have loved everything and have been thrilled at home as things seemed to arrive all week.   Just as an FYI, we have been sick in form or fashion for about three straight weeks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2008/02/19/valentines-day-surgery-and-snow/</link>
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		<title>More Vacation Fun!</title>
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2007/07/13/more-vacation-fun/</link>
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		<title>Fun in the Sun!</title>
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2007/07/11/fun-in-the-sun/</link>
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		<title>Catching Up (again)</title>
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I (David writing) really like to update the blog (even just adding pictures) when I feel that I&#8217;ve got something to say that is somehow profound, sublime, challenging, or at least minimally witty.  These days, however, moments (and/or thoughts) of any of the above are almost unheard of (yes, I did end the sentence [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2007/04/14/catching-up/</link>
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		<title>1 Year Anniversary of &#8220;Gotcha Day&#8221;</title>
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Well, how else to Celebrate our one year anniversary with Lily other than going to our favorite local Chinese restaraunt?Â  (We especially like this one because they always make a big a fuss over Lily, she, of course, eats it up!)
It&#8217;s so hard to believe that it has already been a year (and what a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2007/01/18/1-year-anniversary-of-gotcha-day/</link>
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		<title>Merry Christmas!!!</title>
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 &#8220;For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/12/25/merry-christmas/</link>
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		<title>The Princesses meet the Princesses</title>
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Well, we&#8217;ve just gotten back from our week at Disney World and to say that the girls had a great time would be the understatement of the year.  We promise to put more pictures up after we get a bit more caught up, but I thought that I&#8217;d go ahead and share this one. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/10/24/the-princesses-meet-the-princesses/</link>
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		<title>End of Summer and School begins</title>
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Well, the summer is over and the Fall is finally here!  Here&#8217;s a few picture from the last few months at the Hardgrave home.  The one above is Sarah&#8217;s recreation of our &#8220;last hurah&#8221; of the season, a day-trip that we took to the beach for Labor Day.  I was pretty impressed.





Lily [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/09/23/end-of-summer-and-school-begins/</link>
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		<title>Family Portrait! (well, sort of)</title>
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Many (many, many) thanks to Shaohannah&#8217;s Hope who helped us financially to bring Lily home.  We&#8217;re sending in our story for their &#8220;yearbook&#8221; sometime this week and our friend and webmaster, Jason Wohlford, was kind enough to take a few snapshots of the family for us to send in.  Those of you with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/08/08/family-portrait-well-sort-of/</link>
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		<title>Lily brings karaoke to the family!</title>
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/07/27/lily-brings-karaoke-to-the-family/</link>
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		<title>A little Photographic &#8220;Catching UP!&#8221;</title>
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The girls all playing by the pool on a wonderful 4th of July morning.

The girls all love to swim.  Lily is no exception!

After swimming in the morning, David and Sarah went to the local driving range.  That&#8217;s Sarah above on the way home cooling off with some Gatorade.

Sarah scoping out the lay of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/07/10/a-little-photographic-catching-up/</link>
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		<title>Where is the time ? ? ? ?</title>
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Dearest family and friends,
Please forgive me (David) for not putting anything up for so long.  I am always saying &#8220;I feel like I have no time,&#8221;  and I guess, as much as I desperately want this to change, for at least this phase of my life it just isn&#8217;t going to.
The new catch [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/05/12/where-is-the-time/</link>
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		<title>Happy Easter from the Hardgraves!</title>
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/04/18/happy-easter-from-the-hardgraves/</link>
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		<title>Doing great!</title>
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Other than being a little bit scared and out of sorts upon waking up from the quick procedure, Kathryn did great this morning and according to the Doctor, everything went fine.  If all goes as planned Kat will be hearing great and quoting Shakespear (O.K. well probably Dora) before you know it!
Thanks be to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/04/03/doing-great/</link>
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		<title>Getting &#8220;Tubes&#8221;</title>
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We just found out on Friday that Kathryn has had some fluid build-up behind her eardrums and needs to have &#8220;tubes.&#8221;Â  We had been concerned of late about her speach developement and found this out while haveing her hearing tested by an ENT specialist.Â  We don&#8217;t know how long her ears have been in this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/04/02/getting-tubes/</link>
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		<title>A &#8220;Frowning Providence,&#8221; a &#8220;Hidden Smile&#8221; and a Happy Birthday</title>
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There&#8217;s a great old Hymn by William Cowper (1731-1800) that containes the following stanza:

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.

The last month has been a pretty tough one in our home.  Besides all of the sickness that has been going around the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/03/28/a-frowning-providence-a-hidden-smile-and-a-happy-birthday/</link>
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		<title>Family and Fun</title>
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This weekend Lily was the guest of honor for at receptoin thrown in her honor by Angela&#8217;s family at her home church, First Baptist Mt. Olive in Mt. Olive, AL.  We had a great time and it was really great to see so many friends and family.  We just continue to be overwhelmed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/03/07/family-and-fun/</link>
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		<title>Adjusting Nicely!</title>
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Well, if you have talked to us lately, you probably already know this, but things are going great with Lily.  Despite the normal sibling stuff, Sarah and Kathryn both really love her and often make it a point to thank God for Lily when we say prayers together at bed and before our meals. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/02/17/adjusting-nicely/</link>
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		<title>Princesses at Play</title>
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Lily is fitting right in!
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/02/03/princesses-at-play/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Clothed and in our Right Minds&#8221; &#8211; whatever that is!</title>
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Since the girls were sick last weekend, tonight was first time we have taken Lily to Church.  The picture above shows the &#8220;Welcome&#8221; banner that our friends put up in the nursery.  We know Lily can&#8217;t read it, but it was still really cool and very thoughtful.  We love you guys (girls) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/02/02/clothed-and-in-our-right-minds-whatever-that-is/</link>
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		<title>Homecoming Pictures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We just got a link to a &#8220;web album&#8221; of pictures that my step-father took when we got in to the airport.  You can view them by clicking   here.
Please remember that we had been traveling a long time when these were taken!
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/29/homecoming-pictures/</link>
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		<title>Home Sweet (Oh man, have we got jetlag!) home</title>
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Wow, is it great to be home, but man, do we have a killer case of Jetlag!
We&#8217;ve had jetlag before. I remember a trip to Europe in college where we steped off the plane after a long transcontinental flight, only to arrive on the morning of the first full day of our choir tour. We [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/28/home-sweet-oh-man-we-got-jetlag-home/</link>
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		<title>Coming Home!</title>
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Well, Lord willing, this will be our last post from China.
Today we went to the US consulate and took the oath for Lily&#8217;s IR3 visa. Once we go through customs at the Detroit Airport in the U.S. and they accpet Lily&#8217;s paperwork and stamp her visa, she will be a U.S citizen. Though, of course, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/24/coming-home/</link>
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		<title>More Pictures from Gaungzhou</title>
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The Hardgraves sitting on the famous &#8220;Red Couch&#8221; at the White Swan Hotel.
Well, things continue to go beautifully here in Guangzhou. 90% of the time with Lily has been just smiles and giggles. 
It&#8217;s been fun, but we are so ready to come home. As you can probably imagine, we&#8217;ve missed Sarah and Kathryn terribly.
Today(tuesday), [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/23/more-pictures-from-gaungzhou/</link>
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		<title>Lily Faith Yin Hardgrave Adoption Day</title>
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	Lily Faith Yin Hardgrave&#8217;s Adoption Day
		
	


	This is a wonderful video that David put together in China. It shows the very first time Angela and David meet Lily. It&#8217;s a very touching movie. I hope you enjoy watching their first moments just as much as I did. Thanks to David and Angela for sharing their lives [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/22/lily-faith-yin-hardgrave-adoption-day/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;I can see clearly now, the snow is gone. . .&#8221;</title>
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Us and the Whitlocks on our last day in Changchun City at the old imperial palace.
We are so happy to be the southern town of Guangzhou, but it&#8217;s not just the weather.
Where to begin, where to begin? . . . Today has been absolutely wonderful!
Just as we expected, the plane trip yesterday had some rough [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/21/i-can-see-clearly-now-the-snow-is-gone/</link>
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		<title>Traveling to Guangzhou</title>
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We&#8217;re getting ready to fly to our last stop in China today, the city of Guangzhou, where the US embassy is. There, we will get Lily&#8217;s final papers for us citizenship.
Going out continues to be pretty hard. Yesterday brought some major issues. Strangely enough, as soon as we stepped into the room and it was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/19/traveling-to-guanghou/</link>
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		<title>Some Miscellaneous Picutres</title>
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Our Chinese Adoption Certificate

Our family picture on the certificate

Shooting Video &#8211; -could this show up somewhere soon . . . keep tuning in!

Sippy cup of favorite juice . . . priceless!

The Whitlock Family children, our traveling buddies!
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/18/some-miscellaneous-picutres/</link>
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		<title>While you were Sleeping . . .</title>
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Sorry its been awhile since our last post. We&#8217;ve had two very full days and jet lag finally caught up with us yesterday and fell like a ton of bricks. Thankfully Lily was sleepy too, so everyone got a lot of sleep. Praise the Lord!
Well, after completing another round of paperwork on Tuesday to apply [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/18/while-you-were-sleeping/</link>
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		<title>The First Incredible Day!</title>
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What can I say about yesterday? Meeting Lily for the first time was unlike anything I have ever experienced. As we and the Whitlocks and our guide (whose name, believe it or not, is Lily!) sat in the Civil Affairs office Monday morning, waiting to meet our children, my emotions ran the gamut from nervous [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/16/the-first-incredible-day/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Gotcha&#8221; Day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wow.  It&#8217;s been an incredible morning!  We&#8217;ll post much more tonight, Lord willing, but . . . for know, we want you all to know that we have a new daughter, Lily Faith!

Lily and Mommy on the Bus back to Hotel

Lily loves itunes and sits with Daddy Dancing to music

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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/16/gotcha-day/</link>
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		<title>Goooooooooooooood Morning Beijing!</title>
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We&#8217;ve arrived!!!
We got in Saturday night, Beijing local time 10:30pm, after about 26 hours of airports and airplanes.  After a few hours of sleep we woke up to the great breakfast pictured above.
I recognized only about 20% of what I ate, but hey . . . as they say &#8220;Its All Good!&#8221; . . [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/15/goooooooooooooood-morning-beijing/</link>
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		<title>On the way to Lily!</title>
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Well the day is finally here!  We left today to meet my Dad (David&#8217;s) in Atlanta to drop off Sarah and Kathryn.  We&#8217;ve just stopped at Barnes and Nobles to catch our breath (for the first time in about 3 days) and now we are about to head on to Birmingham in order [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/12/on-the-way-to-lily/</link>
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		<title>We&#8217;re  going to China!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve just gotten our Travel Approval today and we may be leaving on Friday !  More to come . . .
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2006/01/10/were-going-to-china/</link>
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		<title>Hurry Up! (and wait!!!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As of this post, we are about 30 days past what is reffered to as our &#8220;Login Date&#8221; or as is commonly said in adoption lingo, 32 days LID.  (I&#8217;ve discovered that you have to learn to speak with a whole new vocabulary of acronymns to be able to communicate meaningfully with anyone involved [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/12/03/hurry-up-and-wait/</link>
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		<title>Support Letters go out today</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ll be putting our 2nd batch of &#8220;support leters&#8221; in the mail today.  You can read the full text of the letter  here.  As you can read in the letter, our adoption time-line has really been accelerated since having accepted a &#8220;Special Needs&#8221; refferal.  We are very excited about the possiblity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/21/support-letters-go-out-today/</link>
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		<title>Picutres of Hua Yin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to a new policy at our adoption agency, we are not allowed to post any pictures of pre-adopted children on the Web before travel approval arrives from the Chinese Center for Adoption affairs.  So far as we know, there is no prohibition against emailing pictures.  If you&#8217;d like to see an image [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/20/picutres-of-hua-yin/</link>
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		<title>New email!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks again to our friend Jason Wohlford, email at hardgrave.org is now fully functional!
you can now reach David at   david@hardgrave.org  and Angela at  angela@hardgrave.org
Pretty cool!
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/15/new-email/</link>
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		<title>Angela Pictures</title>
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&#8220;Yar! tis us in Key West!&#8221;
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/14/angela-pictures/</link>
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		<title>Let them eat Cake!</title>
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Angela working on another masterpiece!
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/14/let-them-eat-cake/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Letter of Intent&#8221; going to China!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re excited to announce that our &#8220;Letter of Intent&#8221; to adopt was sent to China today.  Now we are waiting for China to grant us &#8220;travel approval&#8221; which we are told should take between 2 &#8211; 3 months.  
Unfortunetly, due to a new a policy at our adoption agency, pictures of children to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/14/23/</link>
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		<title>David&#8217;s Running</title>
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David running in the Chicago Marathon, October 10, 2004
40,000 runners, 1 million spectators to cheer you on, 26.2 miles &#8211; just an incredible run!

Family togther with David&#8217;s Aunt and Uncle, Debby and Harry Robinson, after the Nashville 1/2 Marathon

Kathryn and &#8220;Aunt Debby&#8221; at the race
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/14/davids-running/</link>
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		<title>Sarah and Kathryn Pictures</title>
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/14/sarah-and-kathryn-pictures/</link>
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		<title>Kathryn Rebekah Hardgrave</title>
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/14/kathryn-rebekah-hardgrave/</link>
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		<title>Sarah Grace Hardgrave Pictures</title>
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/14/sarah-grace-hardgrave-pictures/</link>
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		<title>Celebrations Cake Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Angela also has another side business (whew! Sheâ€™s busy! ), called Celebrations Cake Designs.  She makes and decorates cakes for all occasions.  If you have a birthday or other event coming up and need a cake, let her know!  
You can email Angela at angela@hardgrave.org




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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/12/celebrations-cake-design/</link>
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		<title>Wrist Art and More</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Angela started an eBay store called Wrist Art and More to help with adoption expenses.  Wrist Art features handmade jewelry, specializing in beaded bracelets.  Wrist Art also carries a selection of necklaces and earrings, and can customize jewelry to fit your tastes.  Please visit her store at http://stores.ebay.com/Wrist-Art-and-More .



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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/12/write-art-and-more/</link>
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		<title>Life International</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Life International has graciously given us a Matching Grant of $3000.  Life International is a trusted organization administering funds on our behalf, and will pay our adoption expenses out of funds received.  If you would like more information about Life International, please visit their website at www.lifeintl.org.
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/12/life-international/</link>
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		<title>Timeline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 2005&#8211;Application filed with AWAA
September 22, 2005&#8211;Dossier sent to AWAA
September 30, 2005&#8211;Call from AWAA asking us to review Hua Yinâ€™s file
October 1, 2005&#8211;Received Hua Yinâ€™s file via FedEx
October 5, 2005&#8211;Sent our Letter of Intent to Adopt Hua Yin to AWAA
October 7, 2005&#8211;Dossier to China
October 14, 2005&#8211;Letter of Intent to China
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/12/timeline/</link>
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		<title>Why  China?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our hearts have been moved for many years by the countless stories of unwanted and abandoned baby girls in China.  Families are limited to having one child, and have to receive special permission to have more or risk paying heavy fines.  Boys are more desired because they are expected to marry and remain [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/12/why-china/</link>
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		<title>Why Adoption?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[God has blessed us with two wonderful daughters, Sarah and Kathryn.  While we know of no reason we could not have more biological children, we never felt a complete peace about doing so at this point in our lives.  While the subject of adoption had been discussed at various times during our marriage, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/12/why-adoption/</link>
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		<title>Lily&#8217;s Referral</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Growth Report of a Foundling
Chang Huayin, female, born on April 20th of 2004 (there was a birthday note), was abandoned on April 21st of 2004. Changchun City Public Security Bureau Chaoyang Division Chongqing Road local police station sent the foundling to Changchun City Social Welfare Institute.
At enrollment the baby had a good general condition. Her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/09/lilys-referral/</link>
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		<title>Welcome From David and Angela!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Thanks so much for visiting hardgrave. org. Please check back to hear about our family and especially our adoption process. Weâ€™ll be â€œbuildingâ€ and filling the site with all kinds of things and hope to have some real content up soon.
Big thanks go to Jason Wohlford for doing the techincal â€œheavy liftingâ€ for getting this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/08/welcome-from-david-and-angela/</link>
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		<title>Sarah and Kathryn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
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		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/08/sarah-and-kathryn/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to our Site!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks so much for visiting hardgrave. org. Please check back to hear about our family and especially our adoption process. Weâ€™ll be â€œbuildingâ€ and filling the site with all kinds of things and hope to have some real content up soon.
Big thanks go to Jason Wohlford for doing the techincal â€œheavy liftingâ€ for getting this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hardgrave.org/2005/10/08/welcome-to-our-site/</link>
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