This is a poem written by Debbie Bodie (copyright 1997).
I just wanted to share it with all of you.
I saw you meet your child today
You kissed your baby joyfully
And as you walked away with her
I played pretend you'd chosen me.
I'm happy for the baby, yet
Inside I'm aching miserably
I want to plead as you go by,
"Does no-one want a child of three?"
I saw you meet your child today
In love with her before you met
And as I watched you take her out
I knew it wasn't my turn yet.
I recognize you from last year!
I knew I'd seen your face before!
But you came for a second babe.
Does no-one want a child of four?
I saw you meet your child today
But this time there was something new
A nurse came in and took MY hand
And then she gave my hand to you.
Can this be true? I'm almost six!
And there are infants here, you see?
But then you kissed me and I knew
The child you picked this time was me.
I cannot even begin to imagine being in a child's place and watching as other children are brought into their mother's arms. Maybe God is placing adoption on your heart? It doesn't matter the child's age - it matters that there is a child in this world who needs a family to call his own. A mommy to hug and wipe away tears. A daddy to wrestle with on the living room floor. It matters.
Here is a great place to look at which countries you could qualify to adopt from: Rainbow Kids
Go ahead.
Take a look and see!
In His name,
Karen
Thank you for visiting! This blog is a hodgepodge of things that interest me such as writing about our family and our new adventure into soap making, advocating for orphans & adoption, providing links for freezer meals we like etc. etc. We are a Christian, homeschooling family with 9 children: 1 was born in China, 5 in Colombia 3 are biological. Welcome! I hope you find something that interests you :)
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
You know you are getting closer to traveling when...
you have to send in the money for the children's visas!
A new rule with Colombia (and possibly soon to be with China as well) is that the adoptive parents need to send in the money for the children's visas before they travel. That works great with me - it just means less money we have to be concerned with while we are in-country!
I have been getting nervous about meeting the children for the first time. I have been getting a little "nerve-wracked" because of the amount of things we still want to get done around the house, and the things we have to get done. I have been feelingl horrible that we don't know Spanish so we can comfort our new children with words. I have been feeling guilty that friends are going to need to be coming to our house and caring for our animals while we are gone - and the burden that will be on them. I know that I'm not depending on God as much as I should be.
In the midst of all these feelings, we received a letter in the mail yesterday. The letter was typed, and it was anonymous. It had a bit of money inside it with instructions on what to do with it. The money was for Kevin and I to have a date with one another before we travel to meet our children and become a family of 11 instead of 6. I cried. I promise that we will happily and wholeheartedly follow the instructions exactly.
Thank you so much to the one(s) who thought of us and took action on those thoughts. You have blessed me so much. I know it wasn't your intention, but you have also reminded me to think of others and to take action on those thoughts. As a Christian, I believe it is often the Holy Spirit working in me and prompting me to do something. Too often, I have let those thoughts fleetingly pass by. How many more people could have been blessed through me if I had only taken action? Your action will be a very good reminder for me.
Below are the only other pictures we have of the children until we meet them in person. Enjoy!
A new rule with Colombia (and possibly soon to be with China as well) is that the adoptive parents need to send in the money for the children's visas before they travel. That works great with me - it just means less money we have to be concerned with while we are in-country!
I have been getting nervous about meeting the children for the first time. I have been getting a little "nerve-wracked" because of the amount of things we still want to get done around the house, and the things we have to get done. I have been feelingl horrible that we don't know Spanish so we can comfort our new children with words. I have been feeling guilty that friends are going to need to be coming to our house and caring for our animals while we are gone - and the burden that will be on them. I know that I'm not depending on God as much as I should be.
In the midst of all these feelings, we received a letter in the mail yesterday. The letter was typed, and it was anonymous. It had a bit of money inside it with instructions on what to do with it. The money was for Kevin and I to have a date with one another before we travel to meet our children and become a family of 11 instead of 6. I cried. I promise that we will happily and wholeheartedly follow the instructions exactly.
Thank you so much to the one(s) who thought of us and took action on those thoughts. You have blessed me so much. I know it wasn't your intention, but you have also reminded me to think of others and to take action on those thoughts. As a Christian, I believe it is often the Holy Spirit working in me and prompting me to do something. Too often, I have let those thoughts fleetingly pass by. How many more people could have been blessed through me if I had only taken action? Your action will be a very good reminder for me.
Below are the only other pictures we have of the children until we meet them in person. Enjoy!
Brayan
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Juan Diego
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Briyic
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Jaime
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Juan David
Thursday, October 4, 2012
INTRODUCING...
Brayan
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Juan Diego
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Briyic
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Jaime
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Juan David
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Kevin and I are so happy to be able to share their photos with you. We are thanking and praising God that we will soon be holding them in our arms. The children are a little older now than what they are in the pictures. We have one more photo of each of them taken a little more recently - Brayan looks so much older in it! I'll try to get them uploaded in the near future.
Thank you to all who have been praying for them - now you have a picture to go with your prayers!
In Christ,
Karen
In Christ,
Karen
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