Full Circle moment

Last week I had the pleasure of experiencing a full circle moment that could take your breath away.  Last year a few days after meeting Finn for the first time we were lucky enough to visit her orphanage.  It was  probably the most heartbreaking day of my life and the faces of the hundreds of children I saw still haunt me.  But this is not a story of sorrow, this is pure joy.  While I was at the orphanage I had the priviledge of holding this precious child, Josie

Her Mama and I had "spoken" and she had asked if I could take a photo of her when I was there.  Well I got to hold her and hug on her and she was such a sweet girl, it was hard to walk away even  knowing he parents would be there in just a few weeks get her. 

Well just over a year later and our family just happened to be passing through the town where she lives with her beautiful family so we couldn't miss the chance for a quick reunion.  

These beautiful girls don't yet understand the enormity of this quick breakfast at a Cr@cker B@rrel, and that is wonderful.. We hope to be able to get them together over the years because the fact that these girls slept right next to each other for their first year and a half, they heard the cries and heart beats.  There is a bond of family between these little ladies.  I hope that someday they can forge a friendship that will help them heal some of the holes that they may feel.  

Plus she just happens to have the most wonderful, beautiful family which makes it very easy to want to stay connected!  Don't they look alike?  I just think they are too cute for words :)

Also, talk about coincidence, while we were on the Disn@y cruise, I met a family with two beautiful girls from China.  While we were talking we figured out that her daughter and Finn were also from the same orphanage and were there at the same time!  We did get one photo, but I didn't ask her if I could post it, so I don't feel right doing so.  But it was just so neat to see what a small world we are living in.  All the way from Dongguan City China, and Finn meets two of her buddies within a week.  Amazing.