Kimchi eatin' Carricos?

I'm sure many of you have wondered what in the heck is Kimchi.

Kimchi is a very famous dish in Korea.  It is spicy pickled cabbage.  I'm telling you, you can eat Kimchi in a million different ways.  It's like Bubba Gump and his shrimp.  I've heard of people eating it with rice, in soups, with noodles, as a side dish, and maybe even on a hotdog.  It is a traditional side dish that can be served with or on nearly anything.  Kimchi is a food with a whole lot of history for Korea.  Recently we had the honor of trying this dish at a Korean restaurant in Tennessee. We were both pleasantly surprised by its delightful flavor.

Now, why are we the Kimchi eatin' Carricos?  When we chose to adopt from Korea we made a promise to their country to raise this child with an appreciation and love for Korea and its beautiful culture.  So from this point on we are no longer just an American family, we are now an American family with a Korean twist.  We plan to honor this promise by intertwining our good ol' country culture with a little kimchi eating Korean culture.  We look forward to eating Korean foods, reading Korean stories before bed, celebrating Korean holidays, shopping at local Asian markets and visiting a local Korean church every now and then.  I've already taken a wack at cooking the traditional bulgogi.  I must confess this was definitely a Korean dish with a "country kick".  I had no beef, so I was forced to use what we had in the freezer...venison.  <<<Don't judge my ways. :)

We look forward to this life we have before us. One with these three beautiful children. A life with a whole lot of country living with a Korean twist.  We hope to raise our child to appreciate his/her differences...I hope to raise all of my children in this fashion.  My prayer for this child is that he/she can view his/her Korean-ness as the beautiful thing that it is.  From my reading I've learned that being open and honest about things from the get go is the best route.  We will also have to let our child lead with how much Korean-ness that he/she wants at different ages.  Parenting is all about learning as you go.  As John Michael Montgomery would say it, "Life's a Dance, you learn as you go".