6 months ago today we met this little girl.
I don’t know whose heart broke more that day….ours or hers.
She screamed.
We questioned. were we really doing the right thing?
She cried.
We cried.
But somehow the tears stopped. for then.
And somehow we made it 6 months together.
And somehow I’ve fallen in love.
6 months.
It feels like a lifetime of getting to know someone.
Yet, I’ve just begun to unwrap the gift of my daughter.
I love you Yao Yao. I really do.
13 comments:
now i'm the one with the tears..."i'm just beginning to unwrap the gift of my daughter"...beautiful!
Happy six months. We love and miss you.
awwww, how sweet!
way to make me cry before I even get to SFG....count it a privilege to be on this journey with you.
These pictures say a thousand words. You're bringing tears to my eyes!
W-O-W! Happy 6 months to the whole family. I couldn't wait to get to work to message you and your friend who also adopted from Wuxi, and now I'm even more amazed because I heard a radio show on the 6-month anniversary of bringing SuSu home!!! I was listening to Family Life Today (see if you can stream it online from:
http://www.familylife.com/site/c.dnJHKLNnFoG/b.3843443/
This morning and they had guests that adopted several boys from Russia. (I only heard the last 6 minutes :(
Anyway, in what little I did hear, he talked about so MANY awesome things, I really want you to hear it. One thing he mentioned is how he expected a Hallmark moment when he took his new boys from the Russian orphanage, but how it was the opposite - they SCREAMED and cried and it was heartbreaking.
The awesome part was how he was trying to tell these little 1 year-old boys as tey were reaching for the orphanage, "Boys, this place is the PIT. I'm taking you to a place where you'll have a mommy and daddy, and love and Happy Meals, and a warm bed, and a yard to play in!" And he drew an awesome parallel - how that must be what the Creator tries to tell us about heaven. We love this pit - imagine how much great it will be with our Father in the place He has prepared for us!
He also talked about the food issues with adopted children!
I REALLY hope you can listen to it! (I wish I had heard all of it).
Blessings to you and your family on your 6-month anniversary!
-L
Ha ha - you know I meant "Yao Yao"!!! Getting all of your blogging nicknames mixed up! Right after I clicked post I was like "DOH!" Sorry :)
How sweet! I love the last pic...she has really changed in the last 6 months, so cute:)
What a testimony to God's goodness!! Luv, Yah!!!
what a beautiful post!! love you Yao Yao! love you Flamingo!
Yao Yao is a precious addition to the family. She's an amazing little girl with a smile that melts my heart! I love her so much!
"I’ve just begun to unwrap the gift of my daughter." Beautiful words, beautiful thought.
So sweet! She is adorable.
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