Mary's turn

I just thought that I would put my little bit in here also. We are enjoying our stay here in China so much. It is so interesting watching MeiLi open up to us more everyday and to watch her learn to trust us. I have had several other parents say that we make it look easy to parent an older child, but its just God's mercy and grace to us and MeiLi that has pulled us through... Thank you for your continued prayers. Please include one of the other families whose little girl is having trouble bonding to the mother (who is a great woman) and has superglued herself to her new daddy. I try to encourage her but since this is her first child its hard to accept. I'm sure that it will work out, but sooner would be better than later. We have offered to have Karah go to play with the little girl and mom together to model that momma is a safe and good person, but we haven't tried that completely yet... Maybe at the playroom they have here. Then Daddy could step out and she would be able to play with both mommy and Karah and MeiLi... (She likes Karah too.) We are looking forward to going shopping and getting some special things bought. I always see so many things I would like to buy. Today I saw a pearl in a special case ( had a magifing glass on top) there was engraved on the pearl a Chinese poem, but it was so small it needed the magifing glass to see it... pretty cool huh! I didn't have any extra money exchanged right now, so I let that one pass. We got MeiLi's "White Swan adoption Barbie" I put it aside so that the girls wouldn't be tempted to take it out to play with it. It's something that is a special keepsake and they only give them to the adoptive little girls at the White Swan hotel. Karah has one that I have put aside from her adoption too. I might try to find some Asian Barbie's that they can play with for the plane ride home. Or maybe some other doll or toy. Anyway, I guess I had better close now.