I can harly believe it has been a month since my last post, time is flying by. And I was thinking I don't have anything really big to blog about, and then I realized that every day is worthy of writing about. I think of the hugs I recieve as the kids running into my arms. I think about my one night a week with our high school girls, doing each others hair, helping them with their homework and being like a sister to them. I think about hearing "mommy" yelled at the halls of the orphanage and knowing that means me. I think about watching the kids race to class when they know we have art. I think about the kids counting down the days until their next art class, telling me, you're coming tomorrow at 3 o'clock. I think about youth group on Thursday nights singing with the kids, worshiping a God that is becoming more and more real in their lives. I think about the relationships that I have developed, my special kids who cling to me, or wrap their arms around me, smoothering my cheeks with kisses. Sometimes I get lost in trying to come up with a big story or revelation in my life to write about and lose sight that even the little things are important. I wake up every day thanking God for getting me here to this place, at this time. I honestly cherish and relish every moment and memory with the kids here. And if I could name each one of them, describe each smile and personality I am confident you would fall in love with them all too. Life is about the day to day and the more I allow my future to lay in the hands of God the more I can keep my focus on the day to day and live in the moment to moment without looking ahead and losing sight of what's right in front of me.
I hope we all have those moments in our day, when just stop and soak in the moment. Today my moment (one of many) was when I saw one of our littlest girls in the midst of 15 rowdy kids from across the room, I said her name and when she saw me past all the motion going on around her she shot me a big grin and headed my direction, arms spread out in anticipation of the hug she knew and expected. And she wrapped her arms around my neck and I scooped her up, we exchanged greetings and effections as if we were all that existed at that moment. It was a beautiful moment in a day filled with small moments and memories I cherish.
