Tonight, I have been reading over my blog the weeks before we traveled to Vietnam, as well as our time there. It is so neat to read my reactions to things and to think back to those days when things were so uncertain. 4-5 months later, in many ways, that time seems to far away. I have been meaning to post some of my reactions and feelings of those days and I promise that I will soon.
Reposting a few things that are SO much more meaningful to me now though...
The most emotional moment for me, more than even seeing Jacob for the first time, was when when we walked into the Justice Department meeting room and I first saw his birthmom. It was startling to see her in person. Like I posted here, what do you say to the woman who gave you her child? How do you look her in the eyes after you see and hear her cry? That was when I cried that day. All I could tell her was that we were SO grateful and that we would always love him and take care of him. She and her Mom told us that they knew we would give him a good life. I told them of our other children...that he would have older siblings, like herself. I hope she has found peace again, after that emotional day.
"We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life. But those who make their journey home across time & miles, growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them, are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us by God's very own hands."
~ Kristi Larson ~
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