Sisters
It is fun, yet odd to watch Mackenzie and Raegan as they figure out their roles as each other's sister. It's a manic relationship. They either have fun to the point of belly-laughing; or struggle with each other to the point of tears.
We pick up Mackenzie in the afternoon at Cornerstone. When Mrs. Mettrick opens the door to help Mackenzie get in Raegan let's out a wail that I'm sure can be heard in the next county.....it almost sounds like "heyyyyy, Kenzeeeeee, my buddeeeeeee". It is so cute. Even Mrs. Mettrick gets a kick out of it.
Mackenzie sometimes struggles being a big sister. It's hard to watch the people who used to think you were the only little girl on the planet suddenly treat you like you're not. Four year olds don't know how to express that kind of hurt. They just say, "my heart is aching", or "my feelings are hurting me." And sometimes the best thing to do is cry with them.
I tried to get a picture of Raegan pouring water over her own head in the bathtub. Every time I picked up the camera, Raegan instantly scooted up toward the front of the tub where Mackenzie was and put her arm around her, as if she knew that was the pose they would strike the rest of their lives.
One day Mackenzie declared that it would be OK if Raegan went back to China. However, that night Raegan had a rough night sleeping and cried out almost as if in terror at least twice during the night. When Mackenzie asked about it the next morning, I said sometimes I think Raegan just gets scared that we're going to leave her. Mackenzie's reaction shocked me when all of a sudden it looked like she would break down and cry and she shook her head and seriously said...."we can't leave her, Mom." We're not going to leave her Mackenzie....we're family....we're all we got.
In so many ways they are exactly like biological siblings.....they love each other and they fight; they have fun with each other, yet there are tears; they are so different, yet both so amazing.
Just goes to show.....there's more than one way God makes a family.
We pick up Mackenzie in the afternoon at Cornerstone. When Mrs. Mettrick opens the door to help Mackenzie get in Raegan let's out a wail that I'm sure can be heard in the next county.....it almost sounds like "heyyyyy, Kenzeeeeee, my buddeeeeeee". It is so cute. Even Mrs. Mettrick gets a kick out of it.
Mackenzie sometimes struggles being a big sister. It's hard to watch the people who used to think you were the only little girl on the planet suddenly treat you like you're not. Four year olds don't know how to express that kind of hurt. They just say, "my heart is aching", or "my feelings are hurting me." And sometimes the best thing to do is cry with them.
I tried to get a picture of Raegan pouring water over her own head in the bathtub. Every time I picked up the camera, Raegan instantly scooted up toward the front of the tub where Mackenzie was and put her arm around her, as if she knew that was the pose they would strike the rest of their lives.
One day Mackenzie declared that it would be OK if Raegan went back to China. However, that night Raegan had a rough night sleeping and cried out almost as if in terror at least twice during the night. When Mackenzie asked about it the next morning, I said sometimes I think Raegan just gets scared that we're going to leave her. Mackenzie's reaction shocked me when all of a sudden it looked like she would break down and cry and she shook her head and seriously said...."we can't leave her, Mom." We're not going to leave her Mackenzie....we're family....we're all we got.
In so many ways they are exactly like biological siblings.....they love each other and they fight; they have fun with each other, yet there are tears; they are so different, yet both so amazing.
Just goes to show.....there's more than one way God makes a family.
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