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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Pink Shoes. Oh what a story they tell!

I bought those little pink shoes a long time ago in Ukraine. I remember the day very well. I had just visited a little girl in the orphanage outside of Kiev. After seeing her my Ukraine facilitator asked if I would want to go buy some clothes, shoes, etc in preparation for bring her home. So with great excitement I went to shop after shop buying a going-home outfit. The moment I saw these shoes in the store window I knew they were perfect for this little one. With high hopes I took all my purchases home and spread them out on the bed in my apartment never knowing that in a few hours the adoption would fall through.

The next day when I was told that I would not be able to adopt this little girl my heart was heavy with grief. A few days later I packed up all my belongings including these little clothes and the pink shoes and returned to the US. At home as I recovered from the loss and disappointment just looking at these shoes brought tears of disappointment to me.

But a few months later I was traveling to Russia with. you guessed it..those same shoes. When I first placed them on my little Jenny's feet I marveled at their fit. They were perfect. God had known all along who would wear these shoes.

Time has passed but the story of the shoes still speaks to me. Never give up. No matter how disappointed you might feel. God is always up to something planning and preparing us for His next step.

How true it is "Nothing is impossible to those who believe."

Posted in Adoption | 3 Comments

How do you keep from wondering about the little girl who was left behind, without the pink shoes, and you as her mom ? I would find it very hard not knowing what happened to her,,,even with the knowledge that God knows, and cares for her as much as Jenny.

Kathy — March 4, 2008 @ 4:12 PM

Sure, Kathy, you always wonder. But my trust in Someone bigger than you and I is stronger than my need to know. I must not allow myself to get so fixed on my own agenda that I am not open to His Will. Years ago I began to learn to live life with an open hand allowing Him to take out and to place in whatever He so desired. His Will is always Best. So yes I wonder but I am not stuck at that place.

Sharon — March 4, 2008 @ 6:01 PM

Thanks for the response, Sharon. I want ....so much....to learn a fraction of what you have learned about trust and open hands. I suspect my life would be radically changed.

Kathy — March 5, 2008 @ 6:42 PM

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