Now . . . she lives in our home in America with her family!
She used to . . . rock her body back and forth in her sleep to soothe herself.
Now . . . mommy holds her and rocks her and soothes her to sleep!
She used to . . . cry and shout and use her hands to hit and flail when she was upset.
Now . . . she uses her words to express herself, and she uses her hands to love and hug!
She used to . . . be unable to wait for food while it was being prepared in the kitchen.
Now . . . she asks for what she wants and waits patiently (most of the time) while it is prepared!
She used to . . . bounce from activity to activity like a little pinball with a very short attention span.
Now . . . she focuses on one task at a time and stays with it for extended periods of time!
She used to . . . fight for the control in every situation.
Now . . . she is learning to trust mommy and daddy to be in control!
She used to . . . have no idea how to make her own choices.
Now . . . she loves the freedom to choose from her guided options, and she is learning to stick to her choice!
She used to . . . need mommy to "hold you" most of the day.
Now . . . she still needs mommy to hold her, but not quite as often!
She used to . . . play a lot of charades to communicate.
Now . . . she is practically fluent in English!
She used to . . . chatter away incessantly in Chinese.
Now . . . she chatters away incessantly in English!
She used to . . . not know name of Jesus.
Now . . . she listens to stories about Him, sings songs about Him, and prays to Him!
She used to . . . be an orphan.
Now . . . she is our precious, beloved daughter, cherished and adored!
It is amazing what 4 months of forever family love can do!!!
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!"
2 Corinthians 5:17
