Carolina Blue Skies

One of the beautiful things about living in NC is the fact that our kids can be playing in the snow one week and literally the next week walking to the lake to feed the ducks. Lily was excited about feeding the ducks until one of the geese took Lily's peanut butter sandwich right out of her hands. She was not too happy about this creature getting soooo close to her.

SNOW!!!!!!!!

We do not get snow every year so when we have enough for the children to sled, there is great excitement in the house! My children were actually up earlier to play in the snow than they were on Christmas morning. It was Cali's first snow fall. She comes from southern China therefor it was never this cold on her sweet cheeks. We bundled her up and sent her out with Dad and the other kids and she LOVED it. When Greg wanted to bring her in (because I was sure Cali was too cold), she through a fit to go back outside. It is fun to be part of some of Cali's "firsts", since we did miss the traditional "first tooth, first step, first giggle,etc" But be sure we are delighting in the "firsts" that we do get to share with her.
By today the older kids are back in school and the snow is quickly melting. The beauty of NC snow is that it melts before it gets dirty and the Carolina blue skies begin to warm us once again.

The Gospel in the back seat of your car

I was on car pool line a few weeks ago, (where alot of you all spend alot of your time) and one of my kid's teachers popped his head in my car and looked in the back seat. He said with out skipping a beat-"the gospel is alive in your back seat" His two second comment has stayed with me for several weeks now. Adoption is not an "easy" journey but it does in fact bring the gospel alive! When we were in China this August I felt so close to God. I just feel like I am alive, doing His work when I am there. It is such an incredible feeling. I am not sure what the Lord has in store for me but I sure hope I get the privilege to continue to serve him.

Does any one know a Huggies exec? I can not imagine they could develop a cuter commercial then these two. I may be a bit biased though.

Mommy and Cali

What a trip for Kennedy...

This is a link to a 13 year old adopted as an infant from China. She now has been invited to travel back to her orphanage for a reunion of sorts. If you would like to follow her journey or help her get there...here is her link...
Kennedy's Fundraising for Yangzhou Re-Union:
http://yangzhoufundraising.blogspot.com/