March 1, 2010

Family Day


One year ago today, God placed the most precious little boy in our lives and made a forever family.
We are sitting in a hotel room this morning and it brings back vivid memories of being in China just like it was yesterday. One year ago today we watched our son walk through our hotel room door and our lives changed forever. He was a brave little guy and showed no emotion. Tim and I sat in the floor and were in awe at such an amazing little man, he was young in years but seemed old and wise in so many ways. He was very watchful of all things and wanted to imitate everything. He quickly learned to stack the cups and throw the ball to Baba. When the nannies left there was nothing on his face. No sadness, no fear, no love- nothing.
Who ever would have thought that one sweet little boy would enter our lives and teach us so much about life and love. God is so good, He knows our every fear, catches our every tear and sees our every smile. He had plans for our family long before we knew.
Today Reed is still that same inquisitive little boy, but he is also full of love, laughter, playfulness and resilience. Such a small little soul has touched so many people and I can't wait to see what the future holds. We love you so much Reed and we want to raise you to love Jesus and to always be thankful for our blessings we promise to always be there for you, to love you, to hold you when you cry, to laugh with you, to be silly with you, to show you new things, to learn with you and to always be YOUR FAMILY/

2 comments:

The Woodalls said...

O.K., I'm crying now!!! Happy Forever Family Day to all of you!

Emily

Julie said...

Happy Forever Day and birthday!