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Introducing Sofi Trishna Kaur... daughter of my heart

I meant to write all about the process of coming here to India in March and registering with orpahanges in Delhi and Chandigarh in detail... but before I could get down to it, the long-awaited day I have been dreaming of has already arrived! With God's grace, I have now met and am now bonding with my soon to be daughter who was given the name Trishna in the orphanage by the staff.  I met her briefly on the morning of Saturday April 24th and hoped I would be able to adopt her. That morning I had been to pray at the Golden Temple (holiest of Sikh gurdwaras) in Amritsar to ask for a speedy resolution to my adoption of a little girl.  Literally a few hours later I met Trsihna.  Trishna means a state of contentment of the mind when you obtain real peace. I am naming her Sofi (sophia or sophos in Greek is wise or wisdom). Sofi is a beautiful, active, cheerful and funny little girl. She loves hugs and cuddles. She espectially laughs alot when we tickle her tummy or her neck. But...