Last Blog entry from China

This will be my last blog entry from China.  Last night Hannah, Maya, Sara, Shelby and I went to “University City” and had dinner.  It was our last meal with Maya.  After dinner, we went to DQ and got an ice cream cake that we had during our second movie night at Sara’s apartment.  We will miss Maya as we will the staff and kids here.

We spent the morning with the kids.  I went to the gift shop and bought Grady a bunch of candy with money Grant sent with me to spend on Grady.  We sat in Grady’s room and played Chinese Checkers (which they call jump) and Sorry.  I don’t want to brag but I won both games and apparently Grady is pretty good at “Jump”, the games were his birthday gift last year.  The children don’t have many items that they can call theirs so the game is very special to him. Then Grady had some success in Ping Pong against Hannah.  We all laughed hard during those games.  There is nothing better than to hear the children laugh. 

We ate lunch, Hannah with Grady and Shelby, me with Elizabeth - I wish I could bring Elizabeth home.  Of course I realize that we have 5 kids and do not have the money or as hard as it is to admit the energy for more.  Due to my experience from being a case manager of kids with medical needs I also know how expensive it is to have a child with needs, especially one confined to a wheelchair.  And that makes me worry all the more about Elizabeth.  I understand how hard it would be for a family to adopt her, but knowing her, I also understand what a family’s love could do for her.  She is very bright and I feel could do so much more with her legs given the opportunity of therapies she could receive in the States.  When her paper work makes it to adoption agencies I will rally for her.  I can say that about so many of these children, that will lose their greatness due to lack of love and opportunity.