It looks as if Hope had an absolutely wonderful Christmas! I found photos of her on her foster home's website. Here are a couple of them, but you can see more of Hope and all the children here in a scrapbook they posted.
Can you see the love? We can. Hope is so very loved right now. Its a beautiful thing. It scares me a little bit. I know she is going to grieve so greatly the love she's had all these months and months when we take her away from all she's known. Hope won't know anything, but love and security and we will be taking that all away to give her a new life in a foreign land with crazy brothers and a mommy and daddy who are...well, we're crazy too. Lord, prepare her heart for us. Prepare us for her.
She had a wonderful Christmas and thanks to many sponsors all of the children in her foster home did too, but they still need families. Could one of them be yours? Next Christmas there will be one less!
2 comments:
Beth, I can NOT believe this Christmas scene! Wow! God bless these people for treating the children like human beings. I wish more kids in China were in places like these.
Beth, yes, precious Hope is very well loved there. But she will accept your love in time. Yes, there will be a period of grieving, but she will bond with you. The fact that she is grieving means that she has come to love these people in her life, which means that she will bond with you as well. I've always loved keeping in touch with adoptive families and just watching over time how their children come out of their shell and bond more and more with their families. Yes, it is scary but I CANNOT wait for Hope to be home with her forever family.
I also can't wait to meet you next summer! :)
Blessings to you and your family and Happy New Year! 2012 is sure going to be an exciting one!
Blessings,
Anneli