Hey everyone! So...
here we are adopting again. I feel a
little crazy- so it is perfectly understandable if your reaction to this news
is, "O my gosh- are they crazy?!"
We might be.
We are headed back to Eastern Europe to bring home a little
4(ish) year old boy.
Yes, this will make five kids for us. Yes, we know that’s more kids than the
average family has. Again, we think the,
“Are they crazy!?” response IS a valid
response.
BUT even though we ourselves have pondered our mental
stability- we have come to the conclusion that we are, for the most part, sane.
We are headed back to Eastern Europe to bring home a little boy. We
are going to bring home a beautifully and wonderfully made little boy. We will gladly carry the label of crazy- if
it means a home, mom and dad, sisters and brothers, for a little boy who has no
idea what family is.
Martina has changed so much since we brought her home. She is no longer confined to a crib and
underfed. She can crawl- she can walk
holding hands- she knows her name- she knows her family- she IS loved
unconditionally.
Martina on pickup trip- 2yrs 3months- couldn't sit up
Teeny 9 months home!
She has come so far
and will go further still- but the trauma of her first two and a half years of
neglect follow her. You see it at
mealtime in her liquid diet and at bedtime when she rocks. You see it when she self harms. She has left the institution but she has not
escaped the effects of being institutionalized.
Nine months ago, I
walked out of an orphanage with a child in my arms but I can’t forget the
children who are still orphans. And I don’t
think I’m meant to.
Timmy and I know we can’t be a family for every orphan but we certainly can be
Roman’s family.
We couldn’t have brought Martina home without the love and
support of our friends and family- we are hoping you will support us again- as
we Race to Roman!
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