3 October 03

My New Goddaughter

lindaqui.jpgOne of my oldest friends has recently adopted a baby girl from China. Jennifer and Harald live in Sweden and their new daughter, Linda Qiu, seems to be adjusting quite well to the cold, to five dogs, and to a red-painted farmhouse.

I hope to join them all in Madrid in early December for the Christening. For now, I’m having a lot of fun trying to find suitable children’s books! Linda will grow up speaking English at home, Swedish at school. (Hope there’s some Spanish in there too…)

This is a great honor for me. I have never been a godmother. It seems really, momentously, important, somehow.

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  1. ......and you will be a wonderful Godmother too!!!! Lucky Linda Qui – make sure you post from Madrid for my sake!

    — Jenny    3. October 2003, 22:48    Link
  2. Jenny is right, Pica will make a wonderful godmother. I could not have chosen anyone better than a very good and old friend to be her godmother. Its wonderful how friendship can continue even when the distance is far and the meetings less frequent. What makes Pica extra special is her own experience and understanding of having a mixed background.
    Indeed Linda is settling in well and her first comprehensible words yesterday were `lello mummy!`.

    — Jennifer    4. October 2003, 05:35    Link
  3. Pica, I agree you’ll be a wonderful godmother. Best wishes from me to Jennifer, Harald and Linda Qiu as they join to form a family.

    My friend was talking about his goddaughter yesterday-that she was raising money for her crew team at college-and I made the mistake of telling him he was a good uncle. He corrected me strongly, saying “No, I’m her godfather.”

    He told me that meant that he’s responsible for her spiritual development. Their bond is poetry.

    I’m excited for you to discover your particular bonds with Linda Qiu, and for the opportunity you have to journey through life with her.

    — Lisa Thompson    5. October 2003, 06:48    Link
  4. any gift ideas for a goddaughters first christmas. i want to start some kind of collection

    — luke    10. December 2003, 13:08    Link
  5. wow my name is linda qiu too!!! I live in united states.
    — linda qiu    5. February 2006, 14:30    Link

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