Our kids get such amazing opportunities! Our dear friend, Amanda, kindly agreed to take the kids for us so we could have some adult conversation time with friends from church. Little did I know that the girls would get to go to a car show that was a fund raiser for Crotched Mountain which is New Hampshire's (even New England's?) premier resource for those with disabilities. Gracie was the queen of the day as the only kid in a wheelchair for a while (till some other kids arrived) and both girls got to meet the organizer, ride in amazing antique cars, and got to see "Papa Rick" Butler get a trophy for his antique car entry! The kids also got quite spoiled with yummy snacks and lots of attention!
We are in Liberia - the electricity goes in and out because the generator is having trouble keeping up these days! So hopefully it will stay on long enough to post and the internet connection will allow me this luxury! We were united with precious Gracie on Thanksgiving day - I will write more about this later. But, oh! is Gracie a joy! She is so beautiful, so joyfilled, and a bit mischievious. Her physical limitations do not permit her to accomplish much mischief, but we can tell that she is trying to push some limits already. If we were not in love with her already, she is irresitable and such a treasure and blessing from God. In our two days together, she has not cried once. She spends most of her days smiling, she loves to snuggle (good match for us!), and has the most contagious laugh! Life takes more effort for her - her cerebral palsy is moderate and every activity is a challenge and is clearly tiring for her. Meal times (which she loves) take a long time and much patience and d
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