Yesterday I got in and the flight was a bit late as normal...but i'm here and it is OH SO GOOD!!! the kids made signs for me...sr. jesula cleaned and made bouquets of flowers in the kitchen, the living room, the dinning room and my bedroom...and kervens made me cookies...it was a great welcome home!
so much has changed as i new it would, but yet it feels very much the same. i love this place...and more than that i LOVE all the people here. i didn't realize how much i missed the nannies...i always hurt when i think about the distance from the kids, but not until i hugged sr. jesula, sr. rosemanie and sr. lucienne did i realize how much i missed these beautiful haitian women who work so hard to provide for their families and love on the kids here. their smiles and joy for my return is an honor i cannot describe.
oh and then to talk about the kids...i thought i would be a ball of tears...but i am not as much of a crier in nature as much as some in my life...however when i saw poutchino...that was definitely a choke in my throat and a HALLELUJAH! he has braces and he is doing so well...he was so excited to see me. he is always making his way over and pulling on me...asking for kisses...oh how i have missed this boy. his progress is SO huge...i didn't realize the extent. i did a few exercises with him that i did during our therapy seasons and the boy has concurred many fears...he's standing on his own now for many seconds and taking 2-4 steps without help or desire for it...or at least this is what i see in his face as he wiggles with joy. HE IS SO BEAUTIFUL. flying miles to hug him...and love him...is beyond enough for God and i am so blessed in an overwhelming way to be one of the many people to do it!
i know some say coming here must be a sacrifice, but it is a gift to be in this space...a beautiful gift full of joy, grace, abundance, and love. yes every situation has things that can have pros and cons, but to see poutchi walk 3 steps to me...to hear richardson speak actual sentences in english with his cute voice, to tuck kervens into bed and talk with him like old times, to hug dorothy, to see the smiles on the nannies faces, to meet sr. eva the new cook, to see johnny walking and so very affectionate, the list goes on and on....THIS IS A GIFT. PRAISE GOD...MESI JEZI!
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I teared up reading these re-connections. How awesome! God is bountiful in His steadfast love. Oh how I'd love to be there with you! You're precious to God. Much love and many prayers for your next few weeks!
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