Where has all the time gone?

As I looked at the calendar today, I noticed that 5 years ago, we were getting the last few things squeezed into suitcases getting ready to head to China!

We would never fully know how that trip would change our lives FOREVER! It would be hard to leave our boys, but knew we had to!

I still find myself thinking about a mother that probably struggled with a decision for 9 days about a precious little girl before she made a most difficult decision. A decision that would change her life, the life of her little girl and our family! My heart still hopes and prays that she has a peace about her daughter and somehow knows that she is doing well!

Our hearts were full of excitement about such a journey! But once we arrived there in China, we were walking bundles of nerves and excitement. Walking through a country that holds so much history and wonder, riding through to different spots along to way until the day we would take a 2 hour bus ride to a city that held our precious gift! To see the beautiful farm land was simply breath taking! To see the people so very friendly, but cautious. I did leave a part of my heart there in China! A love for the people there! A love for a mother there! A love for a heritage that has become part of our family heritage! Rich in culture!

We have come a long way with our little girl in this journey of life! We have watched her learn to walk, talk, play, write, color, read, and become a very confident beautiful girl! She went from not wanting to talk to anyone to a non stop talker (sometimes!) She never ceases to amaze me at her zeal for life! She totally enjoyed going to school for the first time this year! A school that she was very comfortable with...the same school that both of her brothers attended...so she was very knowledgeable of her surroundings and the people!

So to the mother in China..may you know in your heart of hearts that your daughter is a beautiful young girl that reflects the sunshine in her smile, makes the angels in heaven smile when she laughs. She is a reflection of you! Although we don't know a thing about you, we know that you are a beautiful lady because your little girl is a reflection of you!