Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
The Road to Sisterhood Several of you have asked me what it is like for Cami and Delilah to suddenly be sisters. This road to sisterhood is paved with tears and struggles for placement. And at the same time they love to be together, to be dressed the same, to walk and hold hands,

They might fight when they are together, but if they are not together, they cry for each other. Very much like regular sisters close in age I would guess.

They sleep side by side and try very hard to share.

How Delilah feels about having an American mother and father? I hope she feels okay about it. She is very loving and wants to always keep us in sight or hold our hand, which is good. She whimpers a little when she goes to sleep but she lets me hold her or at least touch her.

I think she likes us. She smiles alot and and plays alot. But her life has changed more drastically than I could have known and it won't always be easy. Sometimes being clean and full and dressed and loved is not enough to make up for losing those who loved you first.

Yesterday we visited with the foster families for Delilah and the other little boy in our group. The two families met at one families house. It was easily the most powerful and heartwrenching experienes of my life. It was not at all what I expected. I will have to take the time to write and add pictures of that story. Right now I'm too close to it to be able to write it well. We can barely talk about it. And the even worse thing is that the children cannot talk about it, but it remains in their experience bank. Be watching for the full story, maybe by the morning.