Music For Our Eyes

One of Ai Li's friends just got her Mom and Dad - empty nesters with 11 grandchildren. They, like so many of us, have been 'called' to walk this wonderful path where the gift we receive is so much bigger than the gift we give. Well, they got to visit the orphanage. Their daughter, Alison, is the child in the fuschia pink jacket next to her mom.

Some of the kids who are waiting for families came to the office to check out her new family and of course, to see and touch their friend that they are missing so much. What a treat for all. We got a treat too!! A photo was taken and our little one is in it. She's wearing the red jacket with black dots on the collar. Talk about a gift!! An up-todate photo. Music for our eyes and hearts. If you click on the photo, it'll enlarge.

How brave these children are. How brave they will have to be, and they don't even know the huge turnaround that's about to happen to them. Looking at our daughter's face here, we can only imagine what's going through her mind.

Let's take a look at some of it:

In December 2006 she's lined up for some photos, has a medical and is apparently told she's now eligible for adoption. I think she understands partially what that might mean.

It's December 2007 and she's heard nothing. Did they forget all about me? My friend Jen got to be adopted - she left this month. They told me I was going to have a family too. Where are they? Is it today?

January 2008 - somebody does want me!! They sent me a care package! This is what they look like! OK - now I sort of understand. They wrote me a letter that says they're coming as soon as they can. Is it today? I have 4 friends that just left the orphanage last week. Not many of us big kids left. What is happening??? I'm scared. I miss my group.

Brenda made sure that the girls in this picture know that families are coming - just as quickly as we are allowed to. Thank you Brenda and Lynn for comforting our children and for this photo. What a treasure.