Adoption Fears No More...

You know all those stories you hear about adoption? You know... About Attachment Disorder, sibling rivalry, etc.

Well, I guess were still waiting to see some sign of something like that - because so far, things have been as smooth as silk! Seth loves his sister. She loves him. And we are as normal a family as we have ever been. (OK, so we haven't ever really been "normal" - but normal is over-rated :-)

We officially became a microcosm of the United Nations on June 2, when we picked up our summer houseguests - two dear friends from Belarus. Tonya is 14, and her sister Lena is 11. Then, we had another friend from Belarus, who now lives in Vancouver, come to stay for a week as well. But wait, there's more! Tonight, we have friends who moved away a few years ago coming in to stay with us so that the husband can be in a local wedding. That brings the total in our house to 11 tonight! Well, we prayed that our home would be used for ministry - so we got what we wanted! The more, the better...

Anyway, here's another set of pictures of you-know-who...