Last year we sent her a little photo album of our family. What does she think of when she opens up her little photo album and looks at our pictures? What do the orphanage workers and her foster mom tell her?
One of the beautiful and difficult responsibilities of a foster mother is to prepare the child for her Mommy and Daddy who are coming for her; to let her know that she will soon be part of a family forever. How has her foster mother explained to her why it’s taking so long? How much can a 3 1/2 year old child really understand of the concept of time? Has the story and hope of a family coming for her become just that... another story? A heart-warming folktale that has just blended in with the fables of giant turtles, dragons, princesses and lotus blossoms? Is the hope and anticipation of the tale coming true for her disappearing with time? Has her little photo album taken its place on a dusty shelf along with other books read too many times?
At the slim chance that she may still be wishing upon a star…we will continue to pray for a happy ending to this fairy tale.
-Rob (member of the Waiting Parents Program : )
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2 comments:
May the fairytale become reality so very soon.
Carol (another member of the program)
While she may not understand it all, I'm sure she looks at your faces in the photographs often. Autumn's album came back to us worn and she was quite familiar with it. I know she had been shown our pictures many times.
Perhaps now is a good time to send her another album with even more pictures so she can become that much more familiar with your faces. Many families have been sending voice recordings too. Every little bit helps.
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