With her dogs, Ella (cockapoo) and Mocha (lab).

With her big brother, Jimmy.

Relaxing at home.

Here are some new pictures. Ana is doing quite well. We are working very hard at self-control. We were reading Galatians 5 (the fruit of the Spirit) last night and I told her how important this is. Sometimes her body wants to go very fast, so I tell her that her mind needs to control it. That includes her bad attitude too, which usually arises when I tell her NO.

I have noticed some improvement on her impulsiveness. She will start a sentence and then quickly catch herself and say "never mind". I told her this was very good, she is learning to chose her words wisely. She knows now not everything needs to be shared with the world. Some things are private and some things need not to be said. There is a time and place for everything.

She is also doing very well with her English. She understands almost everything and is beginning to write well too. The Alphabet is now complete in her mind and she doesn't mistake Russian letters with English ones anymore. Yeah!

Progress is slow, but I see it. Praise the Lord!