A Valentine for Selah

(Oh dear me....the cheeeeks!)

Earlier this month we sent a care package to Selah with a couple gifts for her, her foster family and orphanage nannies. We wanted it to be an expression of love for those who are caring for her while we are separated. We were thrilled to find out through my dear friend that our children's orphanage is really receptive to care packages and totally invested in preparing the children for their families.

(Director opening our gifts and reading our letter of thanks!)


It had been a little before Thanksgiving since we had sent our last care package. IT. WAS. TIME .



This morning we were filled with joy to see precious pictures filled with excitement and smiling faces...



(She is listening to our voices for the first time as we read a recorded story.)




Sharing treats!







The face of a little girl who knows she is treasured!

I have studied every detail of these pictures. From her supreme cuteness and how much she has changed over the past 3 months. From the expressions of her foster mom (Which praise JESUS I have pictures of her known foster mom!) To the tender expressions between her and whom I will assume is her foster brother (which my heart longs to know his story...how old is he, does he have a family coming? Is he aged out? What does his future hold?) These are the things that keep me up at night. Once you have been touched by one orphan, the way you view the world never looks the same.

But soon... very soon...there will be one less.

Valentine's Day may have come and gone, but every day is an opportunity to show love, especially to the least of these.

"And the King will say, 'I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!' Matt 25:40