We spent Thanksgiving dinner at our friend's house. They set a beautiful table - including sparkling glass goblets . . . which reminded me that approximately 336 days earlier we had made a very significant toast at our house at Christmas dinner with those very same friends.
They had received word that their adoption had become final & they would be able to go to Ethiopia to get their 9 year old daughter later that winter. I remember getting choked up - so grateful that this beautiful girl (only seen in pictures) was going to be a part of our family of friends.
So when I saw the goblets at Thanksgiving, I reached over, hugged Z and told her the story of our Christmas dinner last year & how we had toasted to her being a part of our family. I told her how excited I was to be eating Thanksgiving dinner WITH her . . . not just dreaming ABOUT her. It means so much to me to have her here! She's every bit as beautiful & wonderful as I had imagined. I love you Z!
You always make our family feel so special! Love you lots!
ReplyDeleteYeah! I feel the same way about my goddaughter from Russia. God went to a lot of trouble to bring her to us and there must be a special reason why.
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