Deep Yearning

For most of the time we have waited I have put thoughts of her in a closed area of my heart, just to keep from having it break every day that we cannot be with her. Now that we are so close that area has burst open. I can see her, imagine her in my arms, smell her hair, comb it and fix it for her. I can soon paint her fingernails and put pretty clothes on her. Soon I will give her the quilt and dress I have made for her and the lovely Asian Corolle doll that smells like vanilla. Soon I can sing to her and rock her to sleep. Soon, all of this will be a reality. Just as I always got emotional as the weeks counted down to delivering one of my biological babies, I was always close to tears.

I was awash in such emotions today as we heard about our church's team sent to Haiti. They mostly ministered to children and orphans. They met one little girl who had been sold by her mother to the local voodoo priest. He put her in a chicken coop and announced the day of her sacrifice. A church was able to buy her back. We saw her holding a teddy bear in the orphanage, rescued and safe.

Wes is so curious about Cori's personality and so ready to find out all of her likes and dislikes, the sound of her laugh and her cry. What makes her laugh? Will she like to ride up on his shoulders?

We are happy to know that our assistant pastor/connect group leader and his wife will soon have home their 4 year old daughter from China. How exciting to think they will be able to talk to each other. Two other children from Liberia should be joining our connect group families as well!