Saturday, October 10, 2009

JOY






this child continues to amaze me, she is always joyful, unless it's bedtime or that new pink dress in the store i had to say no to, she is truly remarkable, and so resilent, i would never know she has had such a painful past, and her past makes her this incredible person, you can just tell she has experienced so much, when we pick apples or garden she knows what she is doing, she cleans and organizes like crazy and will start setting the table when i start cooking, she has so much pride in her, i marvel at all of this she is just plain fun to be around, now i am not saying i am not exausted, and best of all she loves any kind of food, the food you would never eat with your 4 yr old and of course reminds me to pray before every meal,she is teaching me about JOY, living each day and enjoying the little things, this is her favorite pink scarf that we got in Ethiopia that she loves to wear and sleep with, thanking God for my sweet daughter all the way from Africa

6 comments:

  1. Tara, she is just adorable! I am so glad that she is adjusting well...

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  2. Loved this update! She is beautiful. I love that she is attached to her Ethiopian scarf.

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  3. she is beautiful!! love her hair...great job!

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  4. I love that our children are so full of Prayer and thanksgiving! Our kiddos remind us to be thankful too and pick the person to say the prayer - our little one is now called Prayer Police b/c she tells us if our prayers are good (or not so good)! I am ashamed sometimes that they teach me about the important things and I'm 'supposed' to be the one to teach them!

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  5. She is sooo cute!!! That's great she likes a lot of food. That was the hardest part for us with bringing Biruktawit home. She's still really picky.

    It's so great to see these kids and read how great they transition. They sure are resiliant! We will never know what they have experienced, but I have a feeling they experienced a lot more then we ever could imagine. They are so sweet and tender hearted.

    Biruktawit just said that her bed was two beds down from your little girl.

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  6. Oh this is so encouraging to me! I know you are having a blast! Could she be any more beautiful!??

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