It is so hard to believe that last Thanksgiving we were praying that God would make it possible to adopt Ellie...and now this Thanksgiving we have a precocious nine year old graciously added to our family. Her first Thanksgiving...she has no idea what it is really all about. What she does know is that she has a lot of family that loves her, that she has many cousins to play with, that she gets to go to school, that she can fight with her brother and little sister and they will still love her unconditionally. To watch her these days you would never know that she was ever anywhere else other than in our family. She continues to amaze us with her ease in learning the language, with the way she loves others through her actions and with her smile. I do still long for the day in which she and I can talk about heart issues, to understand more about her life in the orphanage, to hear stories about those who loved her before God brought her into our lives. I know that one day God will author those conversations. Until then, I will continue to show her love in any way that I can.
Other happenings at the Mullican house...Ellie went to her first movie, we saw Madagascar 2 on Thanksgiving day with some friends. Ellie loved it just like any kid would. She also had her CT scan last week. Thanks for all the prayers, she did great. No sedation was needed. We will see the ophthalmologist later this month and then Dr. Kelly in January. The rest of the Mullican crew are all doing well. Today was Ray's birthday. We celebrated by just being a family...doing what Ray loves to day...play with his kids (as well as a little bit of home improvement work). He is such an incredible dad who I am very grateful for. Our friends Michael and Mikey (from China) are in town this week. The kids are all so excited to see them. For Ellie, it will be a reunion with Michael. He loved her so well last year while she was in the orphanage. For the rest of us...we had such a good time with both of these guys while we were in China, it will be great to reconnect and get a little taste of the China that we love. Praying that all who read this have a great holiday season...and that the Lord blesses you as He has blessed us.
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I think I watched all of his videos on you tube, right?
glad thanksgiving went well.
Would love to grab lunch sometime with you.
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