It's worth it..

Yesterday I turned Bella's carseat around to be now forward facing. She's such a big girl now! I like to be able to turn around and see her. The second I turn around and say hi, she gets the biggest grin on her face. So, I was driving and I got stuck behind a school bus. My first thought was "great, this is going to slow down my trip." But then the first stop came and the little boy got off and ran across the street to his mother. Seeing that simple act was so joyful. Then another stop with three kids running to their parents' cars waiting for them at the end of the street.
To know that you as a person mean so much to someone else is the best feeling in the world. Sometimes staying at home is a long, thankless job (at least from Bella who benefits the most!) but seeing your child run to you, reach for you, or give you a big grin makes it worth it.

With all the news coverage of Haiti, it just breaks my heart more everyday. Oddly enough, I am seeing God in the midst of this tragedy. People are being found alive under rubble after 9 days now. That is amazing! I wonder what they are thinking while they are lying there in the dark, probably in severe pain. When I see the little faces of the children, I wish that I could just fly to Haiti and adopt a couple of little ones to love on. Actually, I said something to that effect to Jacob the other day. He said "Why don't we?!" We have thought about adoption at some point of our lives. We might not be rich with money, but one way that we can help some little child (maybe in Haiti, maybe somewhere else..) is to give them two parents that love them. I don't know where or when we will get a little boy or girl that needs our love and support, but we are thinking and praying about it now. Maybe one of the positive things about this earthquake will be the spotlight on this already poor nation. I love how there is an outpouring of love and support from the whole world to Haiti now.