Friday, February 05, 2010

The Start of Something New

Posted by Mandy at 9:33 AM
I keep telling myself that she's just a "normal" girl... but,  I have major butterflies in my stomach. I feel an immense amount of pressure to be super normal, and perfect. With what she's been through in life, how can I be anything but amazing for her? With her sad idea of what a normal family is like, what if mine also proves to be disappointing?

This weekend Madison and I will have our first play date with a child that's "in the system." A child that was taken from her home, a child that I have heard is an amazingly sweet and loving kid.

I keep reassuring myself that a lunch date at the place of her choice isn't that big of a deal. That if she chooses to come over to play afterwards - that I'll just supervise everything and we'll act like everything's normal. Just like if it was a typical friend from school. My heart's ache for her and her situation is the difference.

I don't want her to feel that I look at her with sadness or with feelings of "you poor thing." I just want her, if only for a few hours, to feel normal. Is that possible? Please be in prayer with me that tomorrow, a little girl so deserving of an amazing life, will simply feel normal.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hopefully it doesnt breed envy for what she may never have for herself...

Mandy on Friday, 05 February, 2010 said...

I have much faith that this child will be blessed with a home of her own, in one way or another. If not, I don't think it's a great idea to discourage ppl from investing in abused/orphaned/neglected kids' lives b/c it 'might' make them wish they could always live like that.

Anonymous said...

No,not at all.That wasnt what I was saying at all,but as one of those children formally,myself.I remember feeling that way when I visited my friends who had "normal" lives.

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