This week and next week is CSU's Summer Music Camp. Dan is the director and the two weeks are very full of non-stop activity. I teach every year and this year we debated the wisdom of me teaching but in the end decided that if I didn't teach our children would never see Dan because he watches our children while I teach. We didn't want Hannah to forget who Dan is in her life.

Hannah is still uncomfortable in public places. Men still frighten her. Certain situations still are scary for her. This week at camp we've seen many Asian people and she was terrified, particularly when they came up to me and began to talk to me. 

Despite the above, she is trusting us more and more which is great! The downside of trusting us more and more is that she is acting up. It appears that the acting up is coming out of an "I wonder if I behave badly, if they will still love me?" and "I wonder if I have the same rules as the other children?" type of attitude. Interestingly enough, the first morning after the almost nightly "standoffs" began, I was expecting the usual grumpy, cute, little girl to greet me, but she was as happy as could be! Praising God for His goodness. She calls me MaMa many times an hour, seemingly to test out how nice it sounds! What a lovely sound to me as well!! 

We have several friends waiting for their last documents before travel--they are adopting from China, one family adopting a child from Uganda, and one family finalizing their adoption from the US (They already have their child.) Please pray for these families waiting for these last papers to arrive in a timely manner so that they can travel to get their precious ones. May God pave the way for them in the coming weeks and may God prepare the hearts of their little ones to receive their forever families!