All I Really Want for Christmas

Lu La Hui before he became Nolan Hui Wells

taken in China exactly 1 year ago

Last year as we waited to bring Nolan home, this song brought tears of sadness & frustration over having to wait to bring him home where he belonged. This year, the song brings tears of joy and yet sadness for the many kiddos it still represents.

All I really Want

Well, I don't know if you remember me or not

I'm one of the kids they brought in from the home

I was the red-haired boy in an old, green flannel shirt

You may not have seen me, I was standing off alone

I didn't come and talk to you 'cause that's never worked before

And you'll probably never see this letter anyway

But just in case there's something you can do to help me out

I'll ask you one more time

All I really want for Christmas is someone to tuck me in

A shoulder to cry on if I lose, shoulders to ride on if I win

There's so much I could ask for, but there's just one thing I need

All I really want for Christmas is a family

Well, I guess I should go ahead and tell you now

If it's really true about that list you have

Somehow I always seen to end up is a fight

But I'm really trying hard not to be bad

But maybe if I had a brother or a dad to wrestle with

Maybe they could teach me how to get along

And from everything I've heard, it sounds like the greatest gift on earth
Would be a mom

All I really want for Christmas is someone who'll be here

To sing me happy birthday for the next 100 years

It's okay of they're not perfect or even if they're a little broken

That's alright, cause so am I

Well, I guess I should go, it's almost time for bed

Maybe next time I write you I'll be at home
'Cause all I really want for Christmas is someone to tuck me in

Tell me I'll never be alone, someone whose love will never end

Of all that I could ask for, there's just one thing I need

All I really want for Christmas is a family

-Steven Curtis Chapman

One year later, Nolan Wells, HOME with his family.