Just the beginning!

Friday night we celebrated the adoption with a party for Isa. She was happy and, overall, seems to be adjusting well. She has begun to ask specific questions. "When are we going home?" This question and others indicate that she is beginning to shift her thinking and, by God's grace, is beginning to view our house as her home and, more importantly, beginning to view us as family. Chip and I remind ourselves that we've had two years to think about and pray for Isa, but she has only known about us for two months. She is incredibly brave.

Of course she is also a teenager, who, if allowed, would spend all day in her room watching MTV. So now we struggle to stike a balance between giving her space to adjust and teaching her our family stucture and family values. I am sure this is just the first of many we will face with a teenager. Our prayer is that God will be glorified in this and all our stuggles.