one of my really good friends met her new son this weekend. araya finally came home.this little one is going to end up changing a lot of people, i think. his story alone is powerful...but i suspect his big life is going to teach us all something about real living.
i just cannot even begin to picture what it must have been like to be 3 siblings...little kids...who have lost their parents and now only have each other. but then add to that being split from each other because one is very sick. my heart can't even wrap itself around that. to be that one...who has to live for almost 5 years in an orphanage for sick kids...seeing others leave...seeing others die...not knowing if it'll be your turn next...for either outcome.
but then to find one day that a man has come to take you with him...a new dad. and he's come to reunite you with your brother and sister who are missing you so terribly. and then that moment!!!...when you see each other...
i am absolutely undone...
his name in amharic (ethiopian language) means "example". and already the gracious and contemplative countenance of this young man is teaching me.
so...today he has me thinking about loving BIG. no matter the circumstance or person. no matter if you "get" nothing in return. no matter if you get spit on. no matter what. touch the "untouchable". forgive the "unforgivable". live "messy beautiful"...
1 comment:
sarah,
I loved the title of this post! How true it is and your words brought tears to my eyes. leave to children to teach us many of life's most important lessons--loving big is one! thanks for letting me read :)
Mandy
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