This is the post where I reflected upon our summer with Luda. Looking back on the time we spent with her I am overcome by the glimpses of grace we found hidden in moments overcome with emotion.
We never had any doubt Luda was brought into our home for a reason.
When we put her on a plane headed on a transatlantic flight back home that sweltering day in August there wasn't a dry eye in our family, including Luda who will always be a part of our family.
Not by genetics or adoption is she part of our family, but by the collision of our souls.
When we decided to host the question arose - What on earth did we have in common or know about a teenage girl and why would we host her?
The reasons why we moved forward can't be fully explained, for I don't have the answer.
I only know we all knew we were supposed to bring her into our home last summer.
We thought maybe we were supposed to adopt again, and perhaps that was the reason we were led to host. We prayed through that and heard a resounding NO, at that time. We cried out to God WHY...NOT?
With Sveta it was so clear. We longed for more children (can't have anymore biologically) and knew we wanted to add to our family through adoption. That door hasn't closed in our hearts but last summer we also knew we weren't the family God was preparing for Luda.
We knew Luda had a family out there, that she desperately yearned for a family, as evidenced by the notes, letters and pictures she filled her room and notebooks with...words like..
Mama.
Papa.
Family.
There were other feelings too, spilled out onto paper, words we weren't able to translate until months later. Words describing her life up to the point we met her.
Absolute heartbreak.
But a glimpse of grace...for sweet Luda knows she is loved beyond measure. By us, by her father in heaven, and by the family racing to get to her.
Meet the Rose family...Luda's family.
To follow the Rose family's adoption of Luda you can find their fundraising page HERE and their blog HERE. Their blog is a sweet reflection of their journey to Luda, and we are honored God chose us to be a tiny part of the Rose family's adoption of Luda. We are forever grateful God brought Luda into our lives for two months the summer of 2013.
Luda. A young girl who came into our home with all she owned packed into a little suitcase. With her, she brought gifts - handmade pictures she had painted, sewed and weaved love into. In her absence, her gifts have found a permanent place in our living room, sitting alongside well loved mementos, photos and memories.
Her gifts are cherished reminders of the glimpses of grace God continues to pour into our lives.
She will forever be a glimpse of His grace.
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