How much love can you fit in a one gallon Ziploc?

That was a question Jana posed two summers ago when she and Rob sent a care package off to sweet Elias who was at Hannah's Hope. I remember her post well. We were thinking about adoption, and I wondered if one day we would send a baggie full o love to Ethiopia.

That day has arrived. We get one chance to send Bear a care package, the contents of which must fit in a one gallon Ziploc bag.

I slept with this bear and this blanket the past couple nights so they smell like us. Good or bad. Not too sure.

The smelly comfy things are going with a photo album:

Somewhere along the line I decided Bear must also hear our voices when he first sees our pictures. The butterfly came through. In its wings are pictures of Bear, mommy, daddy, Merl the cat, Simone the cat, and the house. The coolest part, as each page turns, our voices narrate, the cats meow, and we tell Bear we are coming soon.


This bear smushed into a Ziploc will go before us to Ethiopia. His job is to give love and comfort until we get there. Then we will have the pleasure of bringing two bears home.

This week was a little rough as the reality of our court delay sunk in. I have a new appreciation for this old post of Jana's. Preparing the care package helped keep our heads screwed on straight. :) We also know four families in Ethiopia TODAY about to meet their kids TOMORROW! We have the privilege of following along with them through the gift of The Blog. This will be a joyful week. This is what it's all about.

Hensley

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McBride

Sinclair