Tears

Sophie has had some more tears and sadness. She misses her Jiangxi Nai Nai. :(

And we are glad.

That may sound strange. But imagine your 6 year old daughter living with you. for. 6. years.

And them some people meet your child at a hotel and try to be really kind and loving to this little girl that they are going to adopt. And she never misses you. That is what sometimes happens in adoption. These poor kids have no one to miss. They have no relationship with any special person who's cared for them and loved them.

We are glad. SO glad that Sophie was obviously loved for 6 years by her Jiangxi Nai Nai and that she misses her enough to cry and be sad. And that she lets us hold her and cry with her. And she tells us why she is crying (that she misses Jiangxi Nai Nai).

So we will keep holding her and crying with her. And laughing and singing and playing. That is what happens the most. The crying is only a few minutes, not even every day. But we are thankful for it!

And in June when my new friend Julie goes to Heng Feng SWI in Jiangxi, China on a mission trip THIS JUNE, you can bet that we will send Jiangxi Nai Nai pictures and a letter from us and Sophie! And maybe we'll get a  little letter back from Jiangxi Nai Nai.

Thank you, God.