The night after the party:
Well.... another successful party. We just got finished and I feel totally exhausted. Emotionally & physically. Micah and I just totally poor our hearts out while we are there. I didn't want to miss any opportunities to connect with the children. I fell in love with even more children today. I got to see the girl that we gave a party for last month. She came up to me, wrapped her arms around my hips and said she wanted me to adopt her. Heartbreaking. In fact, just thinking about it again made me realize I need to take a break from typing to process all of these emotions.
3 weeks later:
Ok, I think I've come to a point where I can write about the party now. It's amazing how these parties effect me. I cant describe it. For a few days afterward, I feel totally drained but at the same time extremely blessed. Its just so hard to think about all of these sweet & beautiful children to be without a family. Completely breaks my heart.
I have to say, the decorations for these parties were pretty fun. We did seperate gift and cake tables for each child and decorated half of the tables "Lalaloopsy" (cutest dolls ever) and the other half in the "Racing" theme.
Both of the children were very shy at first. It's almost hard to tell if they are enjoying it or not. But, once they get warmed up, you could truly see the joy in their hearts. One thing that I really tried to focus on during the party was to speak one on one with as many children as possible. I tried to connect with them and make them feel special. I feel that it is so important for theses children to hear how wonderful they are.
I am so thankful for the people that helped us with this party. I'm realizing how important it is to have help. I would love to spend hundreds of dollars on each child. Unfortunately, that is not possible. But with the help of others, I think it could be! I am praying that God continues to show me ways to improve these parties for each of these children. I am so thankful that God has so clearly shown me my gifts. And I feel so blessed to be serving God's children.
Until the next party....
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