This concludes our three month trip to the U.S.
Of course there was so much more to it than all these happy pictures.
There was a bit of everyday life, there was a smidgen of homeschool, struggles for normalcy (whatever that is), there were deep conversations, much-needed reconnecting, crying conversations, much advice-seeking, detailed observation of godly people, lots of truth hearing, and love given and received. We were so thankful for all of our interactions with everyone. Thank you everyone for touching our lives in meaningful ways.
I will get back into Real Time life in China...but the posts will slow a bit.
Last tidbits in pics:
This is Sophia and Eli. Big hug goodbye. Even though they only see each other every two years, they actually remember each other. This was from early on in our trip. He wants to be pen pals, but Sophia didn't know what that was so she struggled to answer. But then decided she would. Of course that hasn't happened yet. She isn't writing letters right now. She is learning to write Chinese! When we start homeschool maybe we will get into letter-writing.
Russell came to town to visit and we had a very blessed day with him. He is one of our fave people and has influenced us greatly. We sure did miss Karla!
Can anyone guess where we ate breakfast?
We cleaned out our house and had about zero furniture. But the girls still somehow managed to play and find creative ways to be princesses. Here Queen Bella uses a bed sheet as her gown and train.
It was actually quite ceremonious.
Then she took off running with the sheet and casting her spells of Frozen power.
And for fun....
