Mission Impossible: Four year's wait for a family photo

Have family pictures taken might be easy and enjoyable moments for you.

For me and my family, it is mission impossible.
Even since my youngest child was born, I had a hope, a wish, a desire in the deepest of my heart that is to have a family photo: with all five of us and all happy. In reality, it is mission impossible because in 2004 Evan was in China and in 2005 both Evan and Michelle were in China, and most of all, my husband hated me and did not want to have picture taken with us. Evan came back to live with us in 2006 and Michelle came back in March 2007.

A few brothers and sisters from the Lafayette Chinese Alliances Church tried really hard to reach out to my husband. They planned a trip to visit the Children's Museum in Indianapolis with my family. During the trip, Peter (brother Jen-I Chen) encouraged my husband to have a picture taken with me and the kids. My husband reluctantly did it. Thus came the birth of my first family photo:


















This summer (July 4th long weekend) we went to Cederville, OH to attend the retreat. On our way back, we visited the Air Force Museum at Layton, OH. Peter encouraged my husband to have a picture taken with me and the kids again. Thus came the birth of my second family photo:



















In December, an American friend gave us a Christmas tree and encouraged us to have a family picture in front of the Christmas tree. My husband agreed. Thus came the birth of our third family photo:



















Thank you Peter. Thank you Laura. Most of all, thank you LORD for working in my husband's life and help him walk out of depression. Thank you, LORD.