August 14, 2007---Mikaya's first day of 2nd grade

I asked Mikayla what her new teacher's rules were. She said.

1. No talking back
2. Raise your hand for permission
3. The Golden Rule

I asked her what the Golden Rule was.

KK---"I have no idea"

Mom--"We are to treat people the way we want them to treat us."

KK--"No...that's not it."

"It's UNTO...UNTO....something.
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Later, she remembered another rule....."Think before you call." (She's convinced it is a rule about telephone etiquette)
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I love it!

Kids Say the Darndest Things

Nathan just turned 5 but is small for his age. When he told me he was going to play football I asked him what position he would play.

"I don't know." He wriggled out of my arms. "Let me go ask my Mama!"

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Later in the day......

"Mom, are you going to watch my at my actual game or on tv?"

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After gymnastics, Milton suggested we get a bite to eat. Mikayla says, " I want to get some Chinese food. I'm not use to American food yet." (She's been in the states since she was 11 months old....6 1/2 years ago!"

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Then there was baby....!

After a whirlwind romance, Milton and I were married in a small church in Whistler, Alabama in Dec., 1971. Twelve months later God blessed us with a son, Christopher Michael. The intense, fierce love that a mother experiences with her first child cannot be described. Surely I could never feel that way about another child.....ever.

WRONG! In 1976, our first daughter, Aimee' Brooke was born. Oh my gosh! What a precious angel! Surely I could never feel this way about a third child.

WRONG AGAIN! In 1980, our 2nd daughter, Autumn Paige made her appearance. I was as madly in love with this child as I had been with our first two children. Our family was complete.


WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!!! Did you know God has a sense of humor? In 2000 (yes... 20 years later!) a tiny, frightened and beautiful toddler was placed in our arms in a hotel room in Changsha, China. Mikayla Rose Xin-Guang was conceived in our heart the same month she was conceived physically in China. GOD IS INDEED GOOD!