Mixing Things Up

A large part of our work is having the ability to adapt to change. Change is one of those things that whether you prepare for it or not, when the time comes, it is still a challenge. As challenging as it might be, change is one of those things that tends to come in a cluster.

Since our arrival in September of 2008, the only change that has come our way, in terms of our family here, was one girl, and her daughter, leaving us to go live with her family. Although challenging to swallow, it went fairly smooth. Within these past two months, we have had some slightly larger changes. We have had 4 girls leave for one reason or another and 2 new ones come in (more girls are on their way).

For us, new girls coming in can be challenging, but it is a huge blessing. It allows girls that need a safe haven a place to be. For us, the challenge has been not so much saying welcome as saying goodbye –especially to the girls you have grown so close to, the ones you have formed bonds with and the ones you consider family.

A hard lesson to learn in life is realizing that everything you have to offer i.e. health, education, food, love, etc… is not always what the other person wants. Just like everything else in life, there are choices. We usually have people trying to guide us along the way, but some of us (myself included), need to learn by doing things ourselves and physically seeing or emotionally feeling what happens because of it. Sometimes however, the lessons that we learn paving our own path are what get us back on the right track.

Here at POPPYS House our two new girls are beginning to settle in well. Each one is finding their nitch and becoming accustomed to life out here. We are excited to have them and see our family grow.