I've been up for some time and can't get back to sleep. So many things are rushing through my mind. I think of the countless people who are supporting us. It's hard to put into words that will give it all justice. I'm excited for the sending service tomorrow so that I can hug a lot of those people. We are so grateful and feel completely surrounded by your love!
Many people have asked about Zaili, and how she's doing with it all. I've never seen such an amazing little girl. I know I'm biased and I'm not ashamed of that :) I often think about what she will be like when she's 16 or 18 or 20 or 26 (I kind of stop there...that's making me too old). I know she will continue to amaze me and even disappoint me...and I will do the same in return, for we are human. But holy cow, RIGHT NOW, I am so blessed to be in the moment with her! She is so excited to see what India brings, especially getting to be with all those children. I'm so proud of her that she's able and willing to express how she's feeling. Now that it's closer she's been saying that she's excited and scared. She's scared to meet everyone at Carmel all at once because "I'm a little shy" when I meet people. So we talked about how it may be and how we and she can deal with that overwhelming task.
She's always ready for the adventure! Even when she had to take her anti-malaria medicine, she was excited (I was the one secretly nervous since this is going to be a weekly ritual). She learned that if you're going to crush medicine, water is not the best thing to put it in...we'll try something with some flavor next time to hide that taste.
Zaili has this great heart, one filled with compassion for other people and eyes to see things many people go a lifetime without seeing. Yesterday in the car, we were talking about a donation for our trip we just received and how grateful we were. She turned to me and said, "I wish I had a penny maker." I said, "I do too!" Then, I talked about how only the government can make money...blah blah blah. Then she said, "I wish the poor had a penny maker." "ME TOO!" I said. And she continued to tell me she wished that there was no such thing as money and that we just shared. She was so saddened to hear that there's enough food in the world for everyone but that we just don't share.
Zaili also has a knack for humor...Jason and I were discussing our checked baggage and he told me that they can be 50 lbs....Zaili chimes in...."50 lbs of toys, here I come!!!!!" We all just rolled!
I know that us leaving for 6 months is very hard for our families especially. It's not easy for us either. It's just the right thing for us to do.
The poor don't have a penny maker, but we can have each other.
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