Well,
we have returned home for two days. All
the kids did great on the trip home. It
took a total of 27 hours traveling and the kids did actually sleep some on the
long flight! It was so fun to see and
hear Olivia’s excited squeals when she had the window seat on one of the
flights! Bryce, Elise and Benjamin have
returned to school and they are actually ahead of their class because they did
all of the work that the teachers sent them in China. This is a blessing so they can be with Olivia
when they return home from school and not have to do homework!
Olivia
has had some regression since we returned home, which was expected. This is yet another change for her. She may have thought that the hotel in China
was our home and now we are in a new place.
In summary of our experience, she progressed so much in China. She went from kicking and screaming to no
tears the last 2 days in China! She has
such a sweet spirit and a fun personality.
I know that she will be fine in a few weeks! On Thursday morning when the other kids went
to school, she cried some soft silent tears because it was the first time our
family has not been all together and it may have been the first time she was
alone. Guess mom is not as much fun!! =)
She did perk up after lunch and saw some smiles and laughter! She was so excited when the kids returned
from school! It warms my heart to see
her so happy!
With
this to say, we had a very LONG night last night. She was awake from about 12-4 am crying hard
off and on. The positive thing is that
she clung to me and allowed me to comfort her some…. While we were pacing the room, I had some
reflections and some silent tears as well.
It is heart wrenching to see her hurting so badly. It is not supposed to be this way. She should NOT be having to experience
this. She should be with her biological
parents. God’s original plan did not intend
for there to be orphans…for kids to be abandoned! It is because of sin, our sweet Olivia is
hurting so badly right now. We are so
excited and blessed to have her in our family and God ordained her life to be
with us, but when God created the world, there was no sin, there were no
orphans. This situation so closely
resembles our relationship with God.
When He created the world, it was perfect and we were in one relationship
with the Lord. (Gen 1:31) It was because of sin, that relationship was
broken. Without Christ, we are all
orphans! Sin separates us from our
Heavenly Father. Praise the Lord that HE has conquered sin and restored our
relationship with Himself through Christ’s death on the cross and resurrection. His death has covered our sins and restored
and reunited our relationship w/ our Heavenly Father! (Rom 5: 8-11)
We are all His adopted children (John 14: 18-21) when we have this
relationship with Christ. (Rom 8:
15-17) Just as our relationship with God
was broken, Olivia’s relationship was broken from her bio parents, but she now
has been restored to a family with loving parents. I am so thankful that we have a loving God
that restores relationships with Himself as well as for the adopted child. Please pray for God to heal Olivia’s heart
and give her peace and comfort during these next few days/ weeks. We love her so much, and God is the ultimate
comforter and healer!
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