Tears that flow for the One!!!

Well friends, back into the normal routine this morning of bringing my 4 sweet children to school and driving home, having my cup of coffee and then starting to work on my list of things to do.......only this morning on my drive home, I found tears just streaming down my face. I thought of last night, my first night home....and tucking Maiah into bed and rubbing her belly until her eyes gently closed, putting both of my hands on Seths face and looking right into his eyes and telling him how much I love him, brushing Kaytlins hair away from her face and kissing her goodnight on the cheek and Nate greeting me with the biggest bear hug as I walked in the door. I think God brought these thoughts to my mind as a reminder of how important "touch" is in our lives. I had many thoughts running through my mind this morning, all of individual child encounters while in Mongolia. I think in my heart and in my mind I know that lives were touched and the true Spirit of Christmas was spread. However, I cant stop thinking about the children in the special needs orphanage/unit. They were very sensitive to touch and extremely ticklish. Usually,this is a sign of lack of touch. Seth was very much this way when he first came home. If the only reason I went to Mongolia was to hold the hand of a precious, scared little girl, or to hold a little boy with CP and look into his eyes and tell him how much he is loved, or to tell a 9 year old scarred girl that she is beautiful, then the trip was worth it. The bible teaches us to go after the "One". I believe that is what this trip was about, sharing the love of Christ with one child at a time, making them feel loved, important, and special and to let them know that they are not forgotten nor are they forsaken.

Stacy