The 6th Pea...Not Forgotten

When discussing what we would write about in our blog, we unanimously agreed that one of our first posts should be a tribute to the sister of our hearts. As some of you know, our family fostered a little girl for seven months of this year. As a precaution, we won't mention her name, but most of you know it anyway. This precious little girl of 5 years arrived at our home in March of this year and we instantly adjusted as if she had been part of our family from the very beginning. Slowly but undeniably, she worked her way into our hearts until we each adored her like any little sister should be adored. She filled our home with sweetness and sassiness. She made us laugh with her unpredictable comments and mannerisms. Admittedly, at times she drove us crazy with her natural (and maddening) chattiness. But all of these emotions we experienced with her in our home are simply a part of sisterhood. These highs and lows proves that she became one of us, a sister, another VM chica...the 6th Pea. We said goodbye to her on October 7, 2006 with bittersweet emotions. Bitter because we knew we'd miss her like nothing we'd ever known. Sweet...she was finally getting the forever family that every child should have. We will never forget the sister of our heart and we continue to pray for her every day...for her forever family, her life choices, but most profoundly for her salvation. Please join us in praying that God would grant our 6th sister with a new heart so that the goodbye we said in October does not have to be forever.
With sisterly love and remembrance of Pea #6,
The Peas