Hello peoples!
So I know I did promise to blog, I just didn't think I would be blogging about this today. I'm sitting at my sisters volleyball camp. Now realize it's not unsusual for her to be the only Chinese kid out there but today I noticed there are a ton of blondies out there. And it's just still so weird to not be seeing Chinese children running around. And I'm sitting up in the bleachers with a blondie mama with her blondie daughter on the court, her younger blondie daughter with her, and her bitty blondie baby boy. Now granted, it would be a lie to say this little boy isn't precious. BUT so are all the sweeties I met last week. Like sweet baby boy, or the little emperor, or my bitty bus buddy. Those little ones were darling. And all my big boys are just as sweet. And I sit here wondering why blondie baby is valued over my boys? They are just as cute, just as sweet, and just as ornery.
My hearts desire is to see all those kiddos come home so they can be loved on just like blondie baby. Because right now blondie baby has a future wide open to him. He can be whoever he wants to be. He can do whatever he wants to do. He has a life. But my boys back in china are stuck. Their "future" is to live out their days in the facility. They can't have a job. They can't have an education. Their only out is a family. And when they hit 14 their days of hoping are over. Their window of opportunity is closed.
And I can't stand it! It hurts! I haven't stopped crying for my babies since coming home. But I don't want to. I don't want to ever forget them. I will keep praying for families to come. For a child's future. I will pray for you to hear how amazing these kids are. I will pray for china. I will return next year to the orphanage to give more love and care that thy desperately need. Even if it will never be filled completely till they have a family. But what I really want to know is what will you do? Will you pray? Will you visit? Or will you bring a precious child home?
That's my view!
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Tick Tock
Hello peoples!
Yes, I realize I am WAY behind with my blogs. I want a blog for every day, for special children, for important posts, all the photos I can upload, and I have some major jet lag! I feel like there is such an urgency to everything! People have to know how precious each child is and how desperately they need to come home! I want to tell all about the trip. But I would also like to feel awake when I'm supposed to. Not at 2 in the morning.
So yeah, this will probably be another short blog, sorry about that. But jet lag has just been tearing me up. My day is sooooooo off. I drag myself through the day and am alert at midnight. And all day all I can think about are my kids. Right now it's about 3:30 in the morning they should all be asleep. Wonder how feeding time went? How's our sweet older boy (mom's dance partner) doing? Is he crying like the nannies said he does when a group leaves? Does he know that he's too old? That China won't let him be adopted at 16 or 17? Barely a year younger than me, but his life is a closed door. Yet mine is and open book. A world of possibilities. And he's trapped and without a family. It breaks my heart being away from these kids. I just want to see them all have families. There is anywhere from 180-200 kids at the orphanage. Guess how many are adopted a year?
75?
No
50?
No
30?
No
25?
No
20?
No
15
Only 15 kids a year…
Who could ever choose just 15 of those precious angels? I would bring them all home in a heartbeat. Tomorrow I'm going to try to get a few more posts up. Because every day is one more day that these kids don't have families.
That's my view!
Yes, I realize I am WAY behind with my blogs. I want a blog for every day, for special children, for important posts, all the photos I can upload, and I have some major jet lag! I feel like there is such an urgency to everything! People have to know how precious each child is and how desperately they need to come home! I want to tell all about the trip. But I would also like to feel awake when I'm supposed to. Not at 2 in the morning.
So yeah, this will probably be another short blog, sorry about that. But jet lag has just been tearing me up. My day is sooooooo off. I drag myself through the day and am alert at midnight. And all day all I can think about are my kids. Right now it's about 3:30 in the morning they should all be asleep. Wonder how feeding time went? How's our sweet older boy (mom's dance partner) doing? Is he crying like the nannies said he does when a group leaves? Does he know that he's too old? That China won't let him be adopted at 16 or 17? Barely a year younger than me, but his life is a closed door. Yet mine is and open book. A world of possibilities. And he's trapped and without a family. It breaks my heart being away from these kids. I just want to see them all have families. There is anywhere from 180-200 kids at the orphanage. Guess how many are adopted a year?
75?
No
50?
No
30?
No
25?
No
20?
No
15
Only 15 kids a year…
Who could ever choose just 15 of those precious angels? I would bring them all home in a heartbeat. Tomorrow I'm going to try to get a few more posts up. Because every day is one more day that these kids don't have families.
That's my view!
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
I'm Back!
Hello peoples!
I can't even begin to tell you how great it is to be able to blog again. The past few days have been a nightmare of technology problems. Oh, your VPN won't work. Oh, no wifi. Oh, no internet. Oh, let's turn off everything on your phone except texting. Doesn't that sound like fun? Well miracle of miracles, it's all working again. Praise the LORD!
I have so much I want to say but so little time to blog. I hope to have more time tonight but for now I have one important thing to say…
BRING THE CHILDREN HOME
These precious angels need families. The scary words in the files don't tell you how sweet she is or how feisty he can be or how tightly the hold on when they hug you. They need to come home. They need to be loved. They are precious gifts that would bring joy to any family. Their smiles light up the whole room. So why would you leave them in a culture that doesn't realize how special and beautiful they are?
That's my view!
I can't even begin to tell you how great it is to be able to blog again. The past few days have been a nightmare of technology problems. Oh, your VPN won't work. Oh, no wifi. Oh, no internet. Oh, let's turn off everything on your phone except texting. Doesn't that sound like fun? Well miracle of miracles, it's all working again. Praise the LORD!
I have so much I want to say but so little time to blog. I hope to have more time tonight but for now I have one important thing to say…
BRING THE CHILDREN HOME
These precious angels need families. The scary words in the files don't tell you how sweet she is or how feisty he can be or how tightly the hold on when they hug you. They need to come home. They need to be loved. They are precious gifts that would bring joy to any family. Their smiles light up the whole room. So why would you leave them in a culture that doesn't realize how special and beautiful they are?
That's my view!
Friday, July 11, 2014
Americans in China
Hello peoples!
So if you have ever flown you might know how uncomfortable the change in pressure can be on your ears during take off and landing. But just make your ears pop and your fine, right? Ever wondered what could happen if you couldn't get your ears to pop? Or not fully? Welcome to my world! It's normally not to bad beside most flights I've been on are short so my ears may not feel great on the plane but after coming down I'll be fine. However after a 13 hour long flight my ears started to adjust…and then the dissent started. Started as expected, pressure in my ears that wouldn't go away. But then next thing I know my left ear is in excruciating pain getting worse and worse and not stopping. It hurts and I can't make it go away. I'm sitting crying, writhing in pain for half an hour or longer. When we finally landed it still hurt and I couldn't hear well out of that ear at all I felt like I was deaf in one ear and could barely pay attention to the conversation of the group. By the time we had dinner it finally really cleared up. But even now it still feels odd.
Speaking of dinner, we had some amazing food that our lovely guide ordered for us. She is really sweet and so much fun to talk to. Even if Jason has freaked her out a bit with baboon impersonations and attempting to describe cereal to her.
Oh I also decided how the family dynamics of our group seem to work. My mom and Gretchen are both mamas for the group but Jason I decided is the crazy uncle. (the baboon didn't explain it enough?) So we have Ma, Mama Gretchen, and Shu Shu Jason.
Well we are going to be heading to breakfast here pretty soon so I will be back later.
That's my view!
So if you have ever flown you might know how uncomfortable the change in pressure can be on your ears during take off and landing. But just make your ears pop and your fine, right? Ever wondered what could happen if you couldn't get your ears to pop? Or not fully? Welcome to my world! It's normally not to bad beside most flights I've been on are short so my ears may not feel great on the plane but after coming down I'll be fine. However after a 13 hour long flight my ears started to adjust…and then the dissent started. Started as expected, pressure in my ears that wouldn't go away. But then next thing I know my left ear is in excruciating pain getting worse and worse and not stopping. It hurts and I can't make it go away. I'm sitting crying, writhing in pain for half an hour or longer. When we finally landed it still hurt and I couldn't hear well out of that ear at all I felt like I was deaf in one ear and could barely pay attention to the conversation of the group. By the time we had dinner it finally really cleared up. But even now it still feels odd.
Speaking of dinner, we had some amazing food that our lovely guide ordered for us. She is really sweet and so much fun to talk to. Even if Jason has freaked her out a bit with baboon impersonations and attempting to describe cereal to her.
Oh I also decided how the family dynamics of our group seem to work. My mom and Gretchen are both mamas for the group but Jason I decided is the crazy uncle. (the baboon didn't explain it enough?) So we have Ma, Mama Gretchen, and Shu Shu Jason.
Well we are going to be heading to breakfast here pretty soon so I will be back later.
That's my view!
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
T-Minus One Day
Hello peoples!
I'm very sorry for disappearing off the face of the planet. Did not plan to disappear but there was this thing called school and finals and graduation! It made it slightly more difficult to blog. Foolishly I thought that summer would mean I would have plenty of time to blog. I just didn't factor a job into the equation. Whoops!
So now after blogging hibernation I'm about to go to the other side of the world. Am I scared? Excited? Terrified? Nervous? Anxious? Ecstatic?
Yes.
And even now when I promised to blog I'm not sure I know exactly what to say. I'm about to go to China. I'm not packed. And we will be gone for 10 days! And I'm soooooo nervous about jet lag and being international and being the baby in our group. Oh and the camera in my face during most the trip isn't helping nerves either.
I think that's all I can handle at the moment. So for now…
That's my view!
I'm very sorry for disappearing off the face of the planet. Did not plan to disappear but there was this thing called school and finals and graduation! It made it slightly more difficult to blog. Foolishly I thought that summer would mean I would have plenty of time to blog. I just didn't factor a job into the equation. Whoops!
So now after blogging hibernation I'm about to go to the other side of the world. Am I scared? Excited? Terrified? Nervous? Anxious? Ecstatic?
Yes.
And even now when I promised to blog I'm not sure I know exactly what to say. I'm about to go to China. I'm not packed. And we will be gone for 10 days! And I'm soooooo nervous about jet lag and being international and being the baby in our group. Oh and the camera in my face during most the trip isn't helping nerves either.
I think that's all I can handle at the moment. So for now…
That's my view!
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