Thoughts

Just before Thanksgiving, we were asked to have an article written about our adoption for the local paper.  At first, we didn't want to because we don't usually like to draw attention to ourselves.  We also didn't think we were any more special than others in our area who had adopted, and they didn't get an article in the paper.  We feel we're just a regular family who followed the path that God set before us.  But we then decided we should do the article because if some other family read it and considered adopting because of us, it would be so worth it. 

People have told us that Kora is so lucky that we adopted her, but it's us who are so blessed to have her.  She has added so much to our family.  It's amazing to think that here we are at home with our daughter when it all started from two small photos and a limited medical history.  What a leap of faith adoptive parents take when they receive their referrals and decide to make those children their own.  But God is so good and has made her a part of our family.  Of course it hasn't been all wonderful.  We've all had to make adjustments.

On the lighter side, we are doing a good job turning this Chinese girl into a Northern Minnesotan.  She says "ya" with the best of them.  Kora also has learned to sign "more", although it is more of a clap then touching her fingers, but that's okay with us as long as she knows what it means.  Sometimes she will do it on her own without prompting, sometimes she doesn't.  She's got a mind of her own, imagine that!  Here is another photo taken before Thanksgiving of all of us.