One year ago today we received new referrals after losing our first ones.
This is the picture we received. I haven't shared it before. We called it the Holocaust picture. The bwins looked so scared, so lost, and so alone. If you look closely, you will see a small tube coming from L's nose and taped to his cheek. This is what set us off that he had medical issues. We were also given two single boys to consider, both in the younger (2-3 year old) age range and healthy.
Our decision time was here. Lots of prayer followed. God led us to our sons.
That's such a sad picture. They look as though they have tears in their eyes. Breaks my heart. I'm so glad you decided to bring these 2 home.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. I'm so glad you could see the beauty in them through that picture. Most referral/databank pictures are quite sad looking -- I know Peanut's was -- but L and El's takes the cake. They look like totally different little boys. I just kept glancing back and forth from the referral photo to the photo of them in the header of your blog.
ReplyDeletemuch like my little one the have a sad lost look, but you can see there is something in there. What an amazing difference!
ReplyDeleteGod is so good! They are a perfect match for you all; or should I say all of you are a perfect match for each other. And a BIG ouch on the dishwasher door accident!! Been there and done that!
ReplyDeleteLorrie
Oh my what a sad picture, these boys are so blessed to have joined their forever family with you truely God's divine intervention!
ReplyDeleteoh my.. that is sad.
ReplyDeleteIt is quite odd to look at that picture, then look up in your template and see the picture of them today, and it makes you wonder if they are truely the same children.
Did they ever tell you why L had the tube or just leave it hushed?
They've come a long way!
ReplyDeleteThe title of this post shocked me. I was like WHAT??!!! Has she been keeping a second adoption under wraps? Then I realized that it was your boys (though a pitiful, strange, barely recognizable image) in the photo.
ReplyDeleteThey sure have blossomed.
I have some sad pictures of one of my children too. it is so hard for children during the wait....
ReplyDeleteMary, mom to many, half adopted from Ethiopia and Korea
PS - Here from Elle's
Amazing what some love can do for kids. Once again, God is great.
ReplyDeleteDeana
Wow. Just wow.
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