OUR HOME

Since being home I have gained a new appreciation for the beauty of the town I live in. The air constantly smells like flowers, roads are clean and empty, sidewalks are a beautiful thing, the ocean is magnificent, the grass a deep green, the colourful flowers everywhere, the majestic mountains, the lush forests, and of course the friends I am surrounded by constantly <3

So today please realize how beautiful your home is. Think twice before throwing that garbage out your window, think twice before ripping up the flower beds and of course think twice before taking such a beautiful place for granted...

I once took my home for granted. Never again will I be so silly as to not notice the beauty that I have been blessed to live in.

This is our home. Love it!

ULTIMATE LOVE

“Goodbye Emma, goodbye Emma, goodbye Emma may god bless you!”

 As these sweet words were sung to me by all of the children and teachers at Sanyu Babies Home tears flowed from my cheeks and my heart was full. During my time spent serving at Sanyu’s I have come to understand the meaning of Ultimate Love.

Ultimate love is seeing the little things.

The tiny hands that blow kisses and comfort others, the shy smile, the giggly smile and of course the smile that accompanies the little chuckle that escapes her small mouth.

Ultimate Love is seeing a room full of children and knowing her by the back of her head, the way she walks and the way she treats her friends.

Ultimate Love is noticing how her tiny feet walk when they are forced onto hard gravel, the way she reaches up when she is sad, and the way she yells when she decides she is the boss.

Ultimate love is having your heart ripped out when it comes time for goodbyes but having faith that everything will work out

Above all Ultimate Love is never forgetting, never letting go of the happiness you felt and never losing faith that it will all work out.