I used to wonder why families, once home from China with
their children, would rarely blog. Didn’t
they understand that the readers who were following their stories wanted to
know how they were doing? Well, we have
entered their ranks. Adding a seven year
old to our lives has definitely given me less time to blog, email or surf the
net!
So what have we been doing?
Let me give you a brief tour of recent developments. Brooke saw the cardiologist and after a thorough
exam, the doctor told us her heart repair in China was great. Brooke doesn’t go back to see the doctor for
five years.
Brooke LOVES school.
She comes home every day excited about what she has learned. Her teacher is doing an amazing job of helping
her learn and understand. This week she
has a field trip to the zoo and Grandparent’s Day at school.
At church this week, Brooke went to Children’s Church for
the first time. She wanted one of us to
stay with her so we did. One of our
friend’s daughters also was her buddy.
Brooke said she enjoyed it.
Between our teaching, school and church, Brooke is learning
about Jesus. She has learned the chorus
of Jesus Loves Me and also started to
sing it as “Jesus Loves Brooklyn”. Just
last week she started to pray out loud at meals and before bedtime. It is a blessing to see the seeds of faith
beginning to grow.
My sister and co-worker hosted a celebration shower for Brooke. It was so much fun and a nice mix of friends
and family.
I’ll end with a funny quote from Brooke. (She told this to one of our Chinese friends
who shared it with us.) “In China I was
afraid of ghosts but I’m not afraid of them here because if one came, Willow
(our spaniel) would go, ‘Woof, woof, woof’ and scare it away.”
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