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Four Years Ago

Four years ago this month I was in China with my daughter, Abigail. We had traveled to complete the adoption of Piper and Tess. On this day four years ago we were just about at the end of our journey and would be heading home in a few days. When I look back to this day both girls look so small and sometimes lost. It has been a good four years with Piper and Tess. They have done so well, and I can’t imagine life without them. Piper and Tess definitely know how to brighten up a day and bring enthusiasm to just about anything we do. I have never seen more enthusiastic girls in my life and we are so blessed that they are a part of our family.

A funny little thing I remembered as I looked at these pictures today was that very frequently when I would walk with Piper and hold her hand she would pinch me – really hard. Though, once we got home she never did it again.

Guangzhou, China – January 14, 2016.

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What We Are Reading

We just finished reading The Pink Motel by Carol Ryrie Brink. I remember how much my oldest daughter loved this book when she was a kid. Now her younger siblings have enjoyed the same book she loved so much years later. Then we started The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. We read just about every book in the series last year, but we did not read this one for some reason. I’m sure this is a good choice for the cold winter days ahead.

Again, this girl always smiles. She knows how to make a dark day bright.