Girl-Talk

Tonight was one of those nights that catches you by surprise ... you know, the kind where you go to tuck your kids into bed and one of them comes out with the million dollar question?? Not that I encountered such a question per se, but in the midst of putting my girls to bed tonight a simple conversation about a missing giraffe figurine turned into a discussion that included God's sovereignty; the history of Sudan; the topic of nursing and adoptive nursing (that was the part where Daddy's ears suddenly burned and he called out, "What in the world are you talking about??" and the girls giggled, "Close the door, Mommy!"; the story of one of our failed adoptions; the definition of heritage; how Aunt Jenn can be both Mommy and "birthmom" to her four kids; and specifics relating to the girls' own adoption stories.

It was one of those nights when I kissed them and turned out the light and and felt like I had actually done something right ... when I was glad that I stayed and listened instead of hurrying off ... when I had visions of many years of girl-talks with my too-quickly growing girls.

Thank you for these precious lives intertwined with mine, Lord ... give me words of grace and wisdom and may there be many more nights like this with the sweet daughters You have entrusted to us!