Adoption

I want to share a special moment with you that I had this week. An adoptive mother and her friends came Monday and this mother was meeting her child for the first time!  It was so exciting to watch them interact throughout the week and for the mother to fall in love with her child. Listening to her explain the process and the heartache and excitement that comes along with adoption I was in awe of how strong of a person you have to be to go through this process. It’s an emotional rollercoaster full of ups and downs.

It’s a waiting game..

Not knowing when you are going to have your child at home with you…

Not knowing what is happening in their lives on a day to day basis…

Not knowing when they are happy or when they are sad…

Missing out on their first steps, their first words….

On Thursday came the time for her to leave and say goodbye to her baby for who knows how long, she’s hoping 6-8 months.

The staff came up and told her it is time to go…

And I watched as tears fell down her face and she cuddled her little baby for the last time until who knows when…

I started to cry, trying to hide my tears behind my sunglasses.

My heart ached for this mom.

But at the same time I was excited that soon enough this little girl will have a mommy, a place that will be her forever home.

I pray that the process goes quickly and that she and all the other adoptive parents out there will have their children in their arms.

For the day where they won’t have to say goodbye.

On Thursday night we had the arrival of about 23 new children to GLA.

The Haitian government closed an orphanage up the mountain that was not well run.

It is unknown whether these children will be here for a couple of nights, days, weeks, or years.

Please read about the children here and pray for them and if you can support financially that would be greatly appreciatedJ