This is the question my second daughter pondered the other day when we received new pictures of Tinsaye from Ethiopia!!! He has lost a tooth!! WOW! I actually felt a pang of regret that we weren't able to share that milestone with him, but it was so exciting to see it all the same. Of course, our bio son, who is about the same age as Tinsaye, said: "I want to lose a tooth now too!!" I tried to explain to him it's not so much how old you are, but when your teeth are ready (our oldest DD lost her first two teeth just after her fifth birthday ... he is almost six!). So, now we wait to find out ... DOES the tooth fairy go to Ethiopia??
On a slightly deeper topic:
I am beginning to understand WHY adoption is called a "miracle." Yes, it's a miracle that you survive the months of waiting and it certainly feels like a miracle when money comes in that you weren't expecting and didn't know where it was going to come from. BUT ... the TRUE miracle of adoption is the INTENSE love that I have for this child that I have only "met" in pictures. Now that we have a picture, a face, a name, our emotions have been taken to a whole new level. The best way to describe it is this: it is as if one of our biological children is now stranded in another country and we are trying desperately to get to them and bring them home.
It is almost a frantic feeling: Is he safe? Does he have enough to eat? What if he gets sick -- who will care for him? Are his friends being nice to him? Who encourages him when he's feeling sad? Who kisses his knees when he falls down and gets scraped up? Who is wrapping their arms around him, praying for him, and loving him just because he is Tinsaye???
It is INCREDIBLE that God can plant this kind of love in our hearts for someone who is essentially still a stranger. It is simply ... a miracle.
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Oh Julie- I SO understand these feelings. We waited 6 months from the time of receiving our son's referral in China before we left US soil to meet him. It was the longest 6 months of my life!
May the Lord shorten your wait, give you favor with this process at every step and bring your son into your arms very soon.
Blessings,
Holly in NC
May the Lord bless you as you strive for patience at this time! I got all teary-eyed reading your post. How difficult it must be to wait! Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We pray the time will feel like it flies by until he's in your arms.
Does he have a picture of you? Does he know you are coming? Are you able to communicate with him?
You're making me cry! This is EXACTLY how I feel!
I think this is why Renee calls it being pregnant on paper. There is so much emotionally and the paperwork is exhausting. I am so happy you have your baby "on the way" and that deep down inside Tinsaye (sp) knows a forever family is around the corner.
Robin of FL from SL.
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