Friday evening was a very special night! It wasn't just the fact that it was
Gabriella's first time decorating a gingerbread house or that it was some quality
mother daughter time..
Or the fact that we were able to play with icing and have a few bites of sugary
candy:)
It was special because of who we were able to do it with! We were invited to our
local China Family Playgroup and we couldn't have had a better time!!
We were with several other mom's and daughters who looked just
like us! We don't want to leave out a very cute little boy with his mama too!
I can't even begin to describe what a wonderful feeling it was to be surrounded
with other mom's who have "BTDT" and are doing it now! Mom's of young
children, elementary school children and even some beautiful high school girls!
The bond with other families who have also adopted from China is simply
instant. We all love to hear each others stories of how God hand picked each
child for our families and all the events that lead up to our precious little ones
being placed in our arms half the world away. We can talk openly, ask questions
learn and support each other on this amazing journey that God has called each of
us on!
Gabriella was so sweet! After decorating gingerbread houses several of us went
out to a new Chinese Habachi buffet that wasn't only wonderful ,but very
reasonably priced; and when you have teenage boys that is a great
option! While there she wanted to make sure she included some of her adopted
friends so she asked for my phone and began showing pictures of she and Emme,
her first dear little friend in our home town that she met when she came home
from China and she misses greatly! After Emme she showed pictures of
"mei, mei" Emily, her sweet foster sister in China who now lives just a few hours
away and of Hannah, her newest friend where we live now! We feel so fortunate
that God has filled our lives with so many families who
have been blessed through adoption!
1 comments:
I SO have to do this!L but I want to enjoy it (like you!) and things like this stress me out!! I love the sugar and candy, but the mess and potential bickering - might keep me at bay :-)
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