Prayer and noodles

Zane has spent the last 3 years of his life in the Amazing Hands Group Foster Home. This privately-run, Christian home has done an amazing job in caring, loving, and teaching these kids. Zane insists that everyone be at the table before we pray. And he likes to sing bible songs at night, like "Deep and Wide", "Jesus loves Me", and "Joshua fought the battle of Jericho". We sing in English, he sings in Chinese. Extremely fun, and a testimony to his unusually stable and loving orphanage experience. A special thanks to Amy, Tina, Elaine, and all the others at Amazing Hands.



We searched for a restaurant yesterday that has Zane's favorite type of noodles, zha jiang mien. We found 'em, and he ate 'em!

We were braced and ready for a difficult transition, with outbursts of anger, lots of tears, and slow bonding. However, we've been pleasantly surprised to get kisses every morning, initiated hugs, and lots and lots of laughter.

We're not out of the woods, obviously. The tougher parts may be yet to come. But for now, we are savoring every minute of unexpected joy.