I looked for you……

Aden,

I want you to know that I looked for you tonight.  It may have been only a facebook search, but I looked for you.

You gave me the most amazing gift, and thinking of the fact that you very well may be living amongst famine, breaks my heart!!!

Who are you?  I want to know.

I hope your reality is not as horrible as I imagine.

I love you!

Thank you,

Selam’s Mommy

Add a comment October 22, 2011

Life Changes: From A Two Year Old Perspective

Summer 2011 will be one that will go down in the history books.  I like to think of myself as someone who embraces life’s journey.  This summer our journey very swiftly brought us to a place where we had to deal with a serious injury that my husband suffered and then a relocation and that is just within the past 2 months.  So, what do you do?  Buck it up and trudge forward.  I started writing this post a few weeks ago, and now realize that the trials our family have faced in the past couple of months have been an opportunity for me to start teaching Emme how to deal with the ups and downs with life.  This realization is a little scary, as I hope we have made a good example for her.  I think we can say confidently that we did the best we could.  With that being said, this is an eye-opening moment for me to realize, this is it.  This is Emme’s childhood, I am her Mommy, and I am teaching her how to deal with life.  WOW!  No longer is she a tiny little baby, she is a little girl.  I love the saying, “They may not listen to you all the time, but they are always watching.”

Add a comment October 21, 2011