Friday, October 22, 2010

Beautiful Girl


Here is my girl in her new Samoan dress. Our friends came to visit from Utah and brought it for her. Whenever I see her like this, I am amazed at how beautiful she is, and I suddenly remember where she comes from. She is ours, she is our family, our daughter, but then she puts on this dress, and there is this quality, something that is different, something we don't have, that she has. I guess that's adoption. As Ponyo's mother says, "The world is a strange and wonderful place." Or something like that. I never remember the exact quote, but I agree with it. The world is a strange and wonderful place, and people are complicated and amazing. I'm glad we are who we are.

4 comments:

Angie White said...

She is so lucky to be in your eternal family and she is such a beautiful girl! I love her! Love you guys, too!

The Lingo Family said...

She is so beautiful. She looks so grown up.

Alison Hall said...

She is so beautiful! She is getting so big, growing up so fast! She is so lucky to have you two!

LaLa said...

She IS beautiful! And lucky to have such great parents.