One Month Since "Gotcha Day"

Wow! We've had our "Li Ming" exactly one month today! July 21st, 2008, in some ways, seems an eternity ago...and yet, it seems like yesterday at the same time. One thing is certain, that day forever changed this family! We became 6 that day, and SO much more...Our hearts discovered depths we didn't know existed before that day. We found deeper love. We found deeper gratitude. We found less of ourselves. We found a deep connection with the people of China. We found out that DNA has NOthing to do with loving your child. We found a deeper knowledge of God Himself. We found we're all desperately in need of adoption!

July 21st, 2008...Nanchang, Jiangxi, China..."Gotcha Day"


August 21st, 2008...Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S...."Forever Home"


Ephesians 1:5
"He predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will."



Macy Li's thoughts:

Today, we had a great "One Month Since Gotcha Day" anniversery! We did laundry...


Now I know what Mommy means when she says she's up to her eyeballs in laundry!...


There MUST be someway to escape this!...


Or, I could just throw it all on the floor!...


But I think I'll just sit here oh-so-cutely and listen to her sing "O, How I Love Jesus" to me for the one-millioneth time while she does it all herself!...


Later, I organized Mommy's bathroom drawers...


Then, I had my first crash when I drove my car from the kitchen into the den, which is down one step! (Maybe 'cause I was so focused on hanging onto my yeast roll!) What did Mommy do? Call 911? Panic? Rush me to the pediatrician? Even see about me? NOOO, she ran to get her camera! Only after she'd captured the memory did she pick me up! "4th kids" get crappy service around here!


This afternoon, I "pruned" my Mom's flowers...






Fu "Ming" Chu...


Dreamin' of tomorrow! Life is good!...


~Macy Li