Lost in Haiti

As Kenson gets older, he has a lot more to say about Haiti and how he came to our family. Today, he told me that when he was in Haiti, he was lost because he didn't have a mama. We got A Mother for Choco at the library last week so I think that's where this comment came from. In that story, a little bird is all alone and looks for a mother among many different animals. The bird looks first at other animals who look like him but he ends up joining Mother Bear who looks nothing like him but hugs him, kisses him, dances with him, and laughs with him.

So hard to hear him say that he was lost in Haiti, just makes me teary. We of course talked about how he did have a mama because Papa and I were here but we just couldn't be with him because his papers weren't ready yet. And we talked about how he is lucky to have his Mama Juislene and Papa Jameson plus the mama and papa that he lives with. How God knew he needed a mama and papa and helped us find him. I'm thankful that he does say things like that so we can talk about it and put a positive but honest spin on how his adoption came to be. It's just hard to hear him give a voice to those thoughts that must rattle around in his head, to know that most three year olds would never have reason to think about being lost or alone from your mama.