As I sit in my cozy red chair in the corner of my kitchen which has become my favorite indoor quiet spot, Inna is sitting in a crowded chair in an unfamiliar spot on an airplane.
As I am feeling anxious about her arrival, Inna must be feeling trepidation at the unknowns of the next six weeks.
As we make last minute preparations to make sure her room is just right and we have food that she might eat, Inna may be sleeping, reading or watching a movie. Both of us just trying to occupy ourselves away from our thoughts.
As we lay our heads on our pillow tonight, mine here at home, hers in a hotel in DC, sleep may not come.
Tomorrow we will meet for the first time.
She will not know how many people have been involved in her being here- those that shared her story with us for the first time; those that selflessly raised the money for her trip; those that donated money, furniture, clothes and various other items; and those that installed doors and moved furniture.
She will not know of the love already beginning to grow in our hearts and our desires to see great things happen in her life.
Here she comes.
As I am feeling anxious about her arrival, Inna must be feeling trepidation at the unknowns of the next six weeks.
As we make last minute preparations to make sure her room is just right and we have food that she might eat, Inna may be sleeping, reading or watching a movie. Both of us just trying to occupy ourselves away from our thoughts.
As we lay our heads on our pillow tonight, mine here at home, hers in a hotel in DC, sleep may not come.
Tomorrow we will meet for the first time.
She will not know how many people have been involved in her being here- those that shared her story with us for the first time; those that selflessly raised the money for her trip; those that donated money, furniture, clothes and various other items; and those that installed doors and moved furniture.
She will not know of the love already beginning to grow in our hearts and our desires to see great things happen in her life.
Here she comes.
"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love."
Mother Teresa
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