Today was our big tourist day. We drove about 2 hours through the countryside to Shaolin mountain and Shaolin temple. Jacob did pretty good on the drive, which was a relief. He slept an hour on the way there. For most of the time, I kept feeding him some fish crackers, which kept him mostly happy. Then on the drive back he had fun playing with the empty cracker boxes. He has a strong mischievous streak and loves dropping thing to get a reaction, amd he lauhs when I catch him doing something bad, like chewing on a cord or putting coins in his mouth. Oh boy, he is our sixth child, but the first one that I will actually have to baby proof the house for! Guess we had it coming...
The temple itself was pretty much like every other buddist temple I have been to. One monk came up to us and wanted to do a blessing for Jacob. I politely declined. Sorry, there are some things I just won't allow even if it did offend. I just told our guide that we are Christians and left it at that.
Tomorrow night we head out to Guangzhou. I will miss Zhengzhou. I love so much about China, the people, the sights, the smells. This is the birthplace of our son, so it will always be a special place.
We so appreciate all your prayers. This trip has been difficult in many ways but we also know that God is with us every step of the way.
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April, I look forward to your posts every day. I know what you mean about the youngest child (I won't say last for you!) bringing a fun, unique personality (wink wink).
ReplyDeleteLooks like such a nice province. I'm with you - love China so much. Continue to soak it up. You'll be home before you know it.
Christy