When I found out that I would have some internet access while in Haiti this week I was so excited. I had these visions of updating my blog each night with a recap of that days activities. I'd have all my memories all contained in a nice little neat daily post.
Then I arrived in Haiti.
I now know how ridiculous that idea seems. I could blog until the cows come home and still not be able to express everything I have experienced while here. This has been such an amazing adventure of emotions.
It's hard to believe that the week is almost over. In ways it feels like we've been gone forever. In other ways it feels like we've only just begun. We've accomplished so much that will hopefully help the wonderful men, women and children at the Thomazeau orphanage. Yet there is so much still left to do.
I'm not looking forward to tomorrow. A part of my heart will definitely stay behind with all those sweet faces. I feel like I've gotten to know some of the kiddos so well that it will be like I'm leaving my own babies. I can't even imagine how that will feel. And some of their parents have already done just that. We learned today that many of them have parents who are still living. But they just can't care for them and so in an effort to give them a better life they give them away.
Can you even imagine?
A little bit of good news is that we've talked to Enoch who works with the orphanage and it looks as though private adoption in the near future may be a real possibility. My prayer tonight is that we can find home for all those sweet babies and make room for more children to come in off the street.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Busy Busy Busy
It's been a super busy week around here. I, of course, had plans for some blog posts that haven't happened. What's new, right?
We celebrated my baby Teagan turning 9 on Monday. She had a great birthday and didn't want it to end. I'll have to share pictures once I edit them. So, maybe expect them sometime next year.
Seems like every day since then has been full of appointments and stuff trying to get ready for my upcoming trip. Which is sooner then I realized. And I might be starting to get a wee bit nervous.
Or maybe a lot bit.
I'm choosing not to think about it too much today. Because today all I can think about is my house for sale. We have a showing this afternoon at 1:30. Which means I'm supposed to be cleaning like a mad woman and not updating my blog. But this is just sort of how I roll. Wheee!
Praying that we get an offer this time. We NEED to get this house sold so we can move onto the next chapter of our life. The chapter where we don't spend money on stuff like big houses and fancy cars and maybe just maybe includes a new sibling.
We celebrated my baby Teagan turning 9 on Monday. She had a great birthday and didn't want it to end. I'll have to share pictures once I edit them. So, maybe expect them sometime next year.
Seems like every day since then has been full of appointments and stuff trying to get ready for my upcoming trip. Which is sooner then I realized. And I might be starting to get a wee bit nervous.
Or maybe a lot bit.
I'm choosing not to think about it too much today. Because today all I can think about is my house for sale. We have a showing this afternoon at 1:30. Which means I'm supposed to be cleaning like a mad woman and not updating my blog. But this is just sort of how I roll. Wheee!
Praying that we get an offer this time. We NEED to get this house sold so we can move onto the next chapter of our life. The chapter where we don't spend money on stuff like big houses and fancy cars and maybe just maybe includes a new sibling.
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