Six more sleeps

Almost unimaginable 6 more sleeps and we are airborne to another culture and Leevi's heritage. A culture so different from ours and yet so intriguing. A culture that invites my imagination on a journey. The journey is about to begin and I can feel the anticipation of what is about to be.

We have received confirmation that we are going to meet Leevi's foster parents. The email read they are eager and happy to meet him. Imagine the changes they will have seen in Leevi . Now imagine the changes Leevi has seen.

If you could only understand and know this little treasure as we do. He is complex beyond belief. He stretches our parenting comfort zone and causes us to grow and understand that each one is created by God in a unique and creative way. We grow and appreciate him and therefore others on an ongoing basis. Imagine not all are the same as us. No one shows us this more vividly than Leevi. We need to thank God and Leevi for the personal growth that has ensued as a result of meeting, loving and parenting you.

The questions that have been flowing slowly and consistently for a while seem to elude to concerns for his birth mother. Questions like what does she look like? Does she think about about me? What did she feed me? Does she miss me? Sometimes it make me sad to think that he even has to have these thoughts in his mind. This is not how life was suppose to be. But then again, how is life suppose to be? Who has the perfect life?
I do not believe anyone does, but I believe we all have the life meant for us.
The life meant to grow us! Leevi's is about finding where he belongs and accepting who he is with regards to his culture. I cannot imagine what it would be like to be the only Asian family in school. For Leevi this seems to be an area of struggle. The desire to be the same as others. Oh how I pray he can stand tall and take pride in who God made. Again, I hope this trip can ignite a love and determination to embrace who he is.

All appears calm on the home front. It is just a trip to South Korea with his mom all to himself for 2 weeks. Oh lets not forget the amazing Korean food he has grown to love through years of experimenting.

Good night as we dream of what is about to cascade down on us in 6 days.

Janet and Leevi