But I used to be very bad and I cried and I would think ,poor me I had bad things happen to me. God says in the bible that God will turn bad things in to good if you let him, but God can't turn your bad things in to good if you won't let him. I left my bad things to God and let him make it good and now I have parents that love me to pieces and sisters and brothers to play with. Do you know when I'm praying at night before I go to bed, the second thing I pray to God is, thanks God for my family that I have because if it wasn't for you God, I wouldn't have a GREAT family that loves me.
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Galya, you are a wonderful girl. You've discovered the very heart of prayer - gratitude.
My little boy is from Russia, too, and had a hard life. One night he pulled me close to him and kissed me and said, "Mom, you're a miracle." I didn't think I'd heard him right. But he went on to say that without me, he wouldn't have been adopted; he'd still be in Russia. I said that he was the miracle. And he really is. In many ways. Maybe most of all that, like you, he is grateful.
You are a wonderful girl!
I am so glad you have your mom and dad in America. You are pretty special!
Love this post. You're so right. It's hard to leave that stuff behind...sometimes we want to hold on, but God is faithful when we let go. He's always there.
Gayla,
You are a wise young lady. You have figured out something that most of us grown-ups still struggle with.
dawn:)
Oh how I wish and hope that my 10 yr old daughter from China can figure this out. Thank you for sharing something so deep and special.
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