Backtracking

Here are some photos from the last days of week two that I was not able to post. But I did blog about some of these moments.

One of my favorite camp moments. Aidan and Stewart joined hands and hearts during our second week in Nanshan. So beautiful. You cannot adopt children after 14yo in China. Heartbreaking since Stewart was 16 and there is room in my heart and home for this precious son.

Sunny, Kristen, Patty, Anna, Bethany and Shiloh

On the eve of Anna's Homecoming to the Family of God

So lovely! A moment we will treasure! 

No coincidence that Anna has her BMH "Shout for Joy" shirt on.
That is exactly what the angels and we were doing in that moment.

Kristen's girls. Kate was one of them! She adores Kristen as much as all her buddies.

My translator Nikki, Kate and Kristen.

Reading her letter from Kristen and looking at their family photo.

Saying good-bye is never easy.

Bookend beauties. Kristen, Sunny and Bethany

The boys were trying to keep it light.

Harvy, Bob, Bob, Robert, and Tyler hamming it up before a tearful goodbye.

Tony, BMH staff member and believer, was a favorite of the Fitz fam. Here with  Jimmy, our teen. He wrote the most endearing letter to Bob. His best line was, "Do not cry for what was lost but rejoice in what happened.". So profound.

Nikki said I was a like a mother to her. A high compliment and I am actually old enough to have been.

There were some sobering moments too.

More goofy boys working hard at making the hard day lighter.

Oh boy do I have stories about that beard on David Bolt's face!

Prayerfully not "good-bye", but "see you later".