One of the benefits of keeping the girls with me all the time, is that I have been able to really get to know them. I’ve been able to identify clearly what behaviors we have had to work on, and I can be very consistent because I am always with them.
I have noticed an […] Read more…
Eliza’s Friend
We went up to meet Eliza’s friend from her orphanage today.
She was so excited.
We took all the kids with us.
At first, Eliza seemed so awkward.
But before long, she was talking and laughing with her old friend.
I was overwhelmed with how connected I felt to her. She sat with the kids […] Read more…
Arrows In Our Quiver
Our girls are thriving.
And no doubt, they are thriving because of God’s miraculous hand in their lives.
But there are nine precious children who have welcomed Eliza and Evangeline into their lives with a grace and a strength that is rather remarkable.
We have not had jealousy, or strife, or resentment, but instead the […] Read more…
Rocking Eliza
I remember when we were working to bring our girls home. I longed so much to hold them, to rock away the years we had lost. I longed to love away the years of pain and abandonment in their lives, to kiss away the tears they had cried.
But I wondered. At fourteen, would […] Read more…
Snippets Of Home
It’s so very good to be home.
We are so very thankful to God for healing Evangeline’s tiny body and for all of you who prayed us home.
Blessings!
Giggles
Giggles.
Yes, giggles.
All through the house.
Our home is filled with the happy sounds of our eleven children who have entered a new stage of connectedness.
So many relationships are developing here in our family.
Eliza and Evangeline chatter away in the happy tonal sounds of Mandarin.
Eliza and Victoria chat as […] Read more…
CHOP With Eliza Too!
We are at CHOP again, but I wanted to do a quick post and tell you that Eliza chose to come with us today!
She has been such a homebody since we came home and has really not wanted to go anywhere. When we have insisted, we have wished we hadn’t. She has been […] Read more…
I’m a Mary
I’m a Mary, not a Martha.
Although I benefit from some structure in my life, I struggle mightily with creating it.
I will sit patiently with you if you are sad, or just want to talk.
I have no problem rocking babies, or children while the laundry piles up.
I don’t mind at all if we get lost in […] Read more…
A Very Special Miracle
We have been home from China with our girls for seven and a half weeks, and they were ours two weeks before that. In some ways, it’s hard to believe that much time has passed, and yet in others it feels like an awful lot has happened since we met our precious blessings.
Tonight […] Read more…
Doing Hard Things
I’m sitting in our lovely front room that Mark cleaned up for me before he left. It’s quiet because he has taken half the children to Ballet, and the others are playing quietly. Mark didn’t go to work today because when it was time for him to go, I couldn’t hold back the tears. I […] Read more…
