Isa just had her 6th Birthday. It's so cliché to say, "It's hard to believe..."When it was time for her grandparents to leave for the airport we knew we would have some tears. Isa hates to see the people she loves leave. We thought we would wait to pull out the "present of the year" to ease the pain. It worked!
"It's Cecilia!" was her response.
Sure enough, the doll looks a lot like the two pictures we have of our second daughter; the complexion, the pig tails, the almond-shaped eyes.
The doll was bought over a year ago; long before Cecilia showed up on the waiting children's list. We decided to keep it until Isabel was old enough to appreciate it. (When it was bought she was still content with a Dollar Tree doll whose head was hanging on by a thread.)
What a coincidence!
Just another reminder that Cecilia is meant to be a part of our family. As the time for our trip draws closer we become more and more filled with bipolar emotions. The excitement of meeting her and the fear of the unknown. The joy of a new daughter and the challenges of a second child with a background that we have had no control over. The jubilation of five weeks less of a Chicago winter and the anxiety of leaving our home for longer than we have ever been away in our ten years of marriage.
A doll bought in Ocean City, NJ a year before the referral of our daughter living in Huaraz, Peru; a coincidence?
No.
Looks more like God's divine providence to me.
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Mark what a blessing you are to me. I think of the precious little boy that has become a Godly young man of God. I can only imagine the blessing Lea will bring to our family. I love you Mark
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