One thing that did happen today that caught us off guard
was, a couple of the older girls came up to us and they were holding a little
mouse. They wanted Gary to pet it but he
told them nyet (no). They kept holding
it and petting it and Gary tried to tell them it was going to bite one of them. And, it finally did. They didn’t seem too concerned about it
though. They just laughed and off they
went.
These kids seem to be able to make anything into a toy,
whether it is a stick and a string or a plastic bottle, they have quite an
imagination. There is an orchard of
apple trees behind the orphanage and all day long you will see a kid or 2
eating an apple. The kids really work
around here, sweeping, mopping, painting, and trimming hedges. Sometimes I just sit in amazement at how
thankful we need to be and how little we could live on if we chose to.
Our afternoon visit went well and when it was time to go,
this was the first time that he seemed sad for us to leave. He just sat there on the bench and waved bye
with the saddest face. Oh, little guy if
you only knew how much you have come to mean to us.
~Tina
Just one day at a time. I remember leaving our son after an outing. It was like night and day with him. I remember when we arrived, a door opened and he was all bright and chipper and wanted to do everything and see everything. Then, when we took him back, I could see the door closing again, and he'd get all stone faced and sober as if this was what he had to do to make it to the next visit. Since being here, though, that doesn't happen. He does, however, still sometimes seem to not know what is not good - good - better - best to do. But that, too, is leveling out. It is as if they have to go through the terrible two's with you, whether they are two or not, before they can move on.
ReplyDeleteTina, I love reading about your visits with your little guy. He sounds great. It's nice that the weather is nice and you can visit outside. I'm praying for you as you keep moving forward.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sabrina.
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