Author: Adventures

   To know how much these children love me, is enough to hold onto. They know all of us by name, they hug you and give you sloppy wet kisses out of the ordinary. They love you for who you are and how much you've made a difference in their lives. There is always joy and hurt and someday they'll look back and they'll remember those stories of "Remember when we laughed until we cried?"    when i see their delegate bodies, fragile bones, fear in their eyes, and the tears that they cry, yet their courage to still stand up on their own it reassures me...

   To know how much these children love me, is enough to hold onto. They know all of us by name, they hug you and give you sloppy wet kisses out of the ordinary. They love you for who you are and how much you've made a difference in their lives. There is always joy and hurt and someday they'll look back and they'll remember those stories of "Remember when we laughed until we cried?"    when i see their delegate bodies, fragile bones, fear in their eyes, and the tears that they cry, yet their courage to still stand up on their own it reassures me...

I just want to share a few quick stories with you that happened this week: 1- The 8-month old baby at the children's home started scooting around (almost crawling)! Thankfully Kendra was there to take a video so I could watch it later and it made me SO happy! A lot of people in the states would think of this as a "milestone" for a baby and all I could think about was how she didn't have her parents there to watch this milestone. 2- At our feeding on Friday one of the nurses pointed to a little boy and asked me how old I thought he was. My guess was 4-5 and then I found out...

I just want to share a few quick stories with you that happened this week: 1- The 8-month old baby at the children's home started scooting around (almost crawling)! Thankfully Kendra was there to take a video so I could watch it later and it made me SO happy! A lot of people in the states would think of this as a "milestone" for a baby and all I could think about was how she didn't have her parents there to watch this milestone. 2- At our feeding on Friday one of the nurses pointed to a little boy and asked me how old I thought he was. My guess was 4-5 and then I found out...

I would like to pose a question Have you ever struggled with finding your voice? At home I was always the center of attention and could spontaneously bust out into a hyperactive crazy person if it meant that people would laugh. I always had things to say and really couldn't ever shut up. Most times my word vomit was great but sometimes it could get me in trouble. I never had trouble speaking exactly what I was thinking and really didn't know how to filter my thoughts. Sometimes I miss that Kailie. The Kailie here in the Philippines has a hard time keeping a conversation going. I...

I would like to pose a question Have you ever struggled with finding your voice? At home I was always the center of attention and could spontaneously bust out into a hyperactive crazy person if it meant that people would laugh. I always had things to say and really couldn't ever shut up. Most times my word vomit was great but sometimes it could get me in trouble. I never had trouble speaking exactly what I was thinking and really didn't know how to filter my thoughts. Sometimes I miss that Kailie. The Kailie here in the Philippines has a hard time keeping a conversation going. I...