Grateful

We had the awesome privilege of meeting with two of Sasha's caregivers on Tuesday evening. These precious ladies actually came to our hotel room to meet with Sasha and her new family. It would be difficult for me to describe Sasha's excitement as she waited for them to arrive. These precious ladies have cared for her and many other children as if she were their own. I am convinced that people like this are truly the hands and feet of God. Just look at how they look at her.

Yes, angels. That is what these precious ladies are. We thanked them and thanked them. We brought gifts for Sasha to give to them. They humbly accepted our gifts and then gave us a gift that is more precious than we could have ever hoped for. They pulled out a USB stick with nearly 600 photos of Sasha since she first arrived in their care! What a treasure! Below is what looks to be one of the earliest photos of Sasha. I am not even certain how old she is in this photo. Details like this are ones that we will have to sort out as her English becomes more proficient.

No one was able to locate any baby pictures of Sasha. For Sasha, these are her baby pictures, her past, her history, her story. We are so grateful that these precious ladies would take time in the midst of caring for all of these children to make sure that these kids take with them a history.

As her caregivers were leaving, Sasha just had to show them the bathroom of our hotel room. Yes, the bathroom. You see, our bathroom has a gigantic jet tub in it. It's really very nice. It has built in lights, bubbles that come up from the bottom of the tub, and jets in the sides of the tub. Sasha is in tub heaven. I found it very odd that she would need to show the ladies our tub until they explained it to me. The orphanage only has showers, no tubs. With that many kids, you are simply not allowed a leisurely shower or bath. The caregivers said that one of the first things every adopted child calls and tells them is, "Oh, I took the longest, nicest hot bath!" And that is what Sasha has been doing. Taking nice, long hot baths. Of course with a personality like Sasha's things can get crazy pretty quickly.