Vietnamese Soup

There is nothing like a warm bowl of soup to make you feel comforted... It warms your body and your soul. It just feels good. I had my hands on the most amazing bowl of Vietnamese soup for the second time this month... her name is Kim. She is a BEAUTIFUL five month old baby who has no mommy... I dearly want to fill those shoes. Everything about her is wonderful from her squeak-toy cry to her ever-so tiny hands. She is, without a doubt, the most talented bubble blower I have ever met. I was lucky enough to have her sleep in my arms for three hours on Monday, and I wish could relive that time every day of the week. I have found myself starring at two photos my mother was gracious enough to take of me holding the baby in the most beautiful (and cozy) quilt which was made by her extremely talented friend Sasha.

It is so easy, maybe too easy, to fall in love with a baby, especially a baby who needs love. Fortunately for her, she is currently being cared for by an amazing woman named Marya (pronouned Mary-A... not sure if I spelled it correctly). If you ever wanted be inspired, you should meet her. She is 75 and has fostered, adopted and raised several children from China, Vietnam and Korea. And at 75, she's changing diapers in between laying new stone on her walkway so trick-or-treaters won't trip on their way to collect candy. And she's single! YOU GO GIRL! However, I know she does not intend on raising Kim through her entire childhood. I want to make sure she goes to the best place she can. What we want to do for Kim is to provide her with love, health, and opportunities for however long we would be honored with the opportunity to provide her with those things. Whether we could have her for a month, a year, ten years, or forever, it would give both Kim, and us a wonderful experience full of love and caring. Something we have been wanting.

I just needed to gab... I can't get her off of my mind.

Beautiful, right??