Thank you God, for bringing us here. I love my aunt and uncle. But what’s going to happen now? Do we have to go back home? I know mommy loves us but it’s so warm in auntie’s house, and it always smells nice. It’s so fun here. I get to go to school with Maria, and I get to keep learning how to speak French. I get to hear my Uncle sing in the choir at church every Sunday. Most of all, we are safe here; Andy and I. I think so, anyway. I think Auntie Morgan and Uncle John really love us. You love me too don’t you? Please let me and Andy stay together. It’s my job to keep him safe- mommy said to stick together like glue. Uncle John says that you let your son be born as a human, and that people made fun of him, and hurt his feelings. Then the mean people killed him. But Jesus didn’t fight, even when he knew he was going to die because he knew that if he died then Satan would let the rest of humans live forever- even when we die we get to live with God. Uncle John also said that you love us right now, and that you hear us when we pray to you. He also said that even though Jesus died, he got to come back to life, and now he lives in heaven with you. Auntie Morgan says she prays for us every single day, and that I can tell you anything I want, and it won’t make you mad, or sad, and you won’t tell anybody.
On my next birthday, I’m going to be seven years old. Today Auntie Morgan asked me if me and Andy want to stay and live with her and Uncle John forever! She said that I’m big enough to choose, and I should think about it. I don’t have to think about it, I said yes! God you gave me just what I asked for! Thank you! I don’t think Andy understands, but we have lived in a lot of places, so maybe he doesn’t know how good this news is! I told him that Uncle John will keep us safe. He loves God, and God is the king of the whole world! We don’t have to stay in the closet on the weekends, and we can eat whenever we want, only we are not allowed to have snacks before supper because it will ruin our dinner Auntie Morgan says. I don’t know what that means, but at dessert time, I’m always allowed to have rice pudding. it’s in an orange container, and Auntie Morgan helps me take the lid off because it has a big pop tab on it that you have to pull really hard, and then the edges are sharp.
Today was my birthday. Auntie Morgan said I could go into Her and Uncle Johns room before he even got out of bed to say good morning, she said the door will be open the whole time, which is good because I love Uncle John, but I loved my Daddy too, but when he shuts the bedroom door, and we are alone together he hurts me. Don’t tell anyone God, because he told me I shouldn’t ever tell anyone, but I think it’s safe to tell you. Anyways, when I went into the bedroom Uncle John said Happy Birthday Cupcake! I laughed because I’m not a cupcake, I’m a girl! He said I remind him of the pretty colourful sprinkles on a cupcake, that’s why he calls me that. I said Happy Birthday Uncle John! and then I laughed again, because he laughed, and said, Oh is it my birthday too!? I made a mistake but he just gave me a hug and said I’m precious- I don’t know what that means, but it is a beautiful word. He asked me how old I was- he already knew that, but I wanted to tell him so I said “Today I am seven years old; How old are you?” Uncle John said “I’m as old as my tongue, and a little older then my teeth.” What a silly thing to say! I guess that means he wants to keep his age a secret. Grown-ups like to do that sometimes.
