I'm Back!

I guess I should start off this post with an apology. It has been a crazy year with two new brothers, lots of changes at school and I have not posted in over a year. I had no idea that it had been that long.

我想我应该先道个歉。这是疯狂的一年，两个新的兄弟，学校的变化，我不知道一年没写了，

I'll begin by sharing some of the highlights of this past year. As you may remember, we welcomed Cooper and Connor into our family last March. It took awhile before it felt like they were a part of the family. Every time you grow your family through adoption or birth, things change. For our family, life got a little more crazy.

我将首先分享一些过去一年的亮点。你可能还记得，我们欢迎库珀和康纳进入我们的家庭去年三月份。他们花了一段时间才适应自己的新家庭。当您通过收养或出生的时候，你的家庭会发生一些变化。对于我们的家庭，生活变得多一点疯狂了。

It was a big change going from 3 boys to 5!

这是一个很大的变化, 从3个男孩去变成5个！

Easter Sunday, 2013

复活节，2013

Shortly after our new brothers came home, we bought a new home and moved. This new house had more bedrooms, so we had a little more room than before.

不久后，我们的新兄弟回家，我们买了新房。这个新房子有多个卧室，所以我们有比以前多一点的空间。

Now I have my own bedroom!  It is nice to be alone every once in awhile.

现在，我有我自己的卧室！所以我现在我可以自己带着。

In other news, our family now is a full christian family.

其他消息，我们家现在是一个完整的基督教家庭。

When I first joined this family, almost 3 years ago now, Tommy had already asked Jesus into his heart.

当我第一次加入了这个家庭，近3年以前的事了，汤米已经邀请耶稣进入他的心了。

My Mom & Dad told me about Jesus, but also told me that it was up to me if I believed in Him or not. I listened to everything they taught me, and all that I heard at church, but it took some time for me to really understand.

我的妈妈和爸爸告诉我关于耶稣，但也告诉我，这是由我决定，如果我相信他还是不相信。我听着一切他们教我的，和所有教堂教我的，但它花了一些时间才让我真正理解。

Cameron asked Jesus in his heart about 6 months after he came to our family.

卡梅伦请求耶稣进入他的心大约是在他来到我们家6个月后。

Cooper asked Jesus into his heart on July 21st, 2013.

库珀要求耶稣进入他的心在2013年7月21日。

Then, this past Spring, Connor told Dad that he wanted to have Jesus in his heart.

 那么，过去的这个春天，康纳告诉爸爸，他希望有耶稣在他的心。

Still, I wasn't ready. 

不过，我还没有准备好。

I had been actively seeking answers for a long time. There were things that I couldn't figure out and so I asked lots of questions of my parents and of all the pastors that I knew. Everyone was very helpful and patient with me as I searched to make some sense of it all.

我一直在积极地寻求答案。有些事情，我无法弄清楚，所以我问过所有我认识的牧师和父母。他们每个人都非常乐于助人，耐心与我找答案。

On May 14th, I was in church with the youth. I was listening to the lesson for the night and felt strongly that the Lord was trying to speak to my heart. I began to think about ways that I could share about Jesus with all those who I had left behind in China. Then I saw that I could not do that by myself. I needed the Holy Spirit's help. So, I asked Jesus into my heart as I sat in my chair. The preaching was still going on, but I stopped listening as I prayed to the Lord to come into my life.

5月14日，我在教会的青年组。我正在听课，我强烈地感到主试图讲我的心脏。我开始思考，我以前我一直在想如何帮助中国人认识耶稣。然后我看到，我自己是做不到的。我需要圣灵的帮助。于是，我问耶稣进入我的心脏，我坐在我的椅子。

After the service, I went to one of the Pastors and told him of my decision. 

He was very happy to hear about that!

礼拜结束后，我去了见谅一位牧师，并告诉他我决定了。
他很高兴听到这个消息！

When we arrived home that evening, I prepared to tell my Mom & Dad the good news. 

I told them I had something to tell them that would make them very happy.

当我们到家那天晚上，我准备告诉我的妈妈和爸爸的好消息。
当时我告诉他们，我有件事要告诉他们，会令他们非常高兴。

Then my Mom went crazy with the camera and my Dad started calling his friends to share the exciting news.

然后我妈疯狂地用相机，我的爸爸开始打电话给他的朋友们分享令人振奋的消息。

Since making this decision, I have even more heart for others. I began to know a lot of things that I can't do alone in my own strength. I now know that I need the Lord to help me each day.

既然做出这个决定，我有更多的心给别人。我开始知道了很多东西，我不能在用我自己的力量独立完成。我现在知道，我需要主每天帮助我。

My next step was the be baptized. I was about the do this in the ocean which is really cool.

我的下一个步骤将是受洗。我是在海洋中受洗的。

What was also neat was that my Dad was able to help baptize me which he thought was wonderful.

我的爸爸帮助我施洗，他认为是美好的。

If you are a kid who came from another country and have been adopted by a Christian family, and if you have questions about all this "Jesus Stuff", I'd be glad to talk to you about it anytime. I don't know everything yet, but I'm learning and I understand where you might be coming from. 

如果你是一个孩子，谁是来自另一个国家，并已通过一个基督教家庭，如果你有任何关于这一切的“耶稣”的问题，我会很高兴和你谈谈。我不是什么都知道的，但我正在学习。