Our Flight to Hong Kong netted us a gift card to a favorite restaurant! As we were driving to the destination I realized that we were going as 6, not 5, not 4, and certainly not 2. We have a family of 6. We had a wonderful time of celebration too! I was so choked up about how God had grown our family that I was giddy all throughout supper.
Eliot sat with Daddy and Megan while Emily, Peter and I sat opposite them. At first Peter wasn't quite sure what to make of all the noise and the funny booster seat. Eliot had to try out the bathroom 3 times just to make sure it was there and that it worked! The girls were so grown-up ordering anything they wanted from the menu and free refills on their soft drinks to boot! Thom and I just sat there with goofy smiles on our faces. Why? The reality of what God had accomplished over the past few months had finally sunk in. Praise was coming out as we both took turns recounting the goodness of God.
Peter was animated. He ate a cheese quesadilla, applesauce and drank water for the first time since coming home. Eliot just wanted to be so close to Daddy and was very engaging with the waitress telling her all about our family. The girls just laughed and told jokes and had octopus arms moving things away from the boys. As Thom and I made sure the boys were being cared for and continued to draw attention to the many answered prayers the weight of all that happened lifted. By God's grace all the pieces of our lives that got moved out of place by the addition of Peter, are coming back into place. We were out to dinner as a normal American family sharing a meal and making a memory.
I can't remember what I ate! All I can remember is the phrase, "Look at what God has done on behalf of the Inglin family!" We don't know what lies ahead for our wonderful family, but God does! We trust Him and He was the honored guest at our dinner for 6.
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