Tears

Friday after a "normal" day (whatever normal is after only being home for 7 days),  a trip to the park with friends and looking at photo's from her orphanage  "home".  I was cleaning up the Kitchen and looked over to see tears rolling down her face.

It was the first time I got to see her cry.  Remember I could hear her scream and cry during the blood draw for her medical exam in China.  I know saying "got" to see her cry sounds mean.  When a child is taken from all she knows, good, bad, happy, sad, loved, not loved, fed or not it is loss. BIG loss.  I believe she must grieve.  The tears are one tiny step to healing her heart.

I am sure all of you have noticed that Evelyn has a smile on her face all.the.time.

Here I tried to get her to NOT smile   . . . I just wasn't workin for her

Using Google translate we figured out that she missed her friends.  There are 4 or 5 kids that she really misses.  She cried and my heart broke for her.  You know what?  She let me hold her kiss her and wipe her tears.  I sure LOVE this little girl.