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hi tumblr world~ it's been awhile since I last posted. There are just so many emotions inside of me right now. I don't know how many of you guys read my previous posts, but my family and I have been paired up with an organization, New Day Foster Home, for about 6 years now. To give a short description/introduction, New Day Foster Home is an organization based out of China that takes in orphan children who have physical disabilities/health issues.

The first child that my family was paired up with was a boy named Levi (his previous name was Anton) who had heart problems as well as a cleft palate. I visited him in the summer of 2012 and noticed that he would feel tired and have shortness of breath just from running less than 25 feet. Because of God's grace, all the surgeries he had to go through were successful and in the fall of 2012, Levi was adopted!

baby Levi when he first came to New Day

the summer I met Levi (he was adopted a few months later)

After that my family and I decided to sponsor another child named Wayne who was born with an ENT defect as well as having a cleft palate. I visited Wayne this past summer and he is a very shy but sweet boy who loved it when we pushed him on the swings. The reason for this post is that I just learned this week that Wayne has been paired up with a family!!! It is seriously such a blessing to watch these kids grow and just see how they are brought in as unwanted, physically broken children but leave as beautiful, loved, and accepted children of God.

baby Wayne when he first arrived at New Day

Wayne this past summer when he went to visit him

The other part of this post, however, is dedicated to a baby boy named Reese. Baby Reese first arrived at New Day back in February of 2014 and I first came across his picture on their Facebook page. The picture was of baby Reese on a hospital bed with pumps and tubes coming out of his mouth and nose. I just remember seeing that photo and automatically crying because why should such an innocent and beautiful child go through such a painful thing? After that I would check their Facebook page and website for any updates on Reese and in June, he was released from the hospital. When I went to visit this past summer, I really wanted to meet baby Reese but was told that he was still recovering so we couldn't go see him. Earlier today I just learned that baby Reese passed away 10 days ago. My heart hurts so much right now. I never even met him once but I feel as if I lost my own baby brother. This sadness is coupled with the joy I feel for Wayne so my own heart feels so confused right now.

I guess I should feel joy for baby Reese as well knowing that he is no longer in pain and is now with our Father in heaven. Baby Reese thank you for fighting so hard these past few months, you're finally free now. I know that you're with our Father up in heaven where there is no sickness or pain or sorrow. Baby Reese I know you're in heaven laughing and smiling that beautiful smile of yours. Rest in peace.

(Most of these photos were taken from New Day, they are not my own.)

http://www.newdaycreations.com/

https://www.facebook.com/NewDayFosterHome

justineannouo

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lunabai-blog

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hiede

You know, I can’t help but wonder…if our Papa…who doesn’t judge beauty according to our worldly standards…views these 2 sets of images in the same way.

What I mean is.. these women are still beautiful with or without modification (whether it be from devastating and horrific acts of...

bruloh

A man cannot do what God must do, and God will not do what a man should do.

(via bruloh)

Beautiful & Worthy.

I feel compelled to write this post because of how hurtful and cruel society is and how broken and unworthy all the beautiful, wonderful, worthy daughters of Christ feel. Society has rebuked us for being not skinny enough, or not pretty enough, we just never seem to be good enough. It breaks my heart to see all these beautiful women doubt themselves and hate on themselves because of the lies that society has told them. God loves us for who we are and He created each and every one of His children in His image, which means that we are perfect in His eyes. It breaks His heart when He creates a beautiful daughter in His image and sends her out into the world, only to have her torn down and destroyed by the lies of society. He sees our brokenness and our doubts in ourselves and He feels our pain. Every tear that we shed, every time we stare at ourselves in the mirror and are ashamed, every time we hurt ourselves physically, God feels even more pain and hurt than we do. To have to have your most precious creation be destroyed and told that it's worth nothing when it means the world to you. Each and every one of you guys are beautiful, intelligent, worthy, strong women who is loved by the Creator of the universe, the Master of all creation, the King of kings! The one who is all powerful and omnipotent loves us for who we are and exactly how we are. He LOVES US. US. The ones who have been told by society that we'll never be enough, we'll never be accepted. God is all we need, He is enough. He satisfies all our needs and desires and He loves us exactly the way we are. Not only when we wear the nicest clothes, or put on makeup, but always, even when we just woke up and have disgustingly huge bed hair, no makeup on, those hideous retainers and those huge glasses on. He loves us all the time. There is never a time when He doesn't look at us and love on us for being His beautiful daughters. HIS DAUGHTERS. The King of king and Lord of lords is our Father and He loves us for exactly who we are. I know that angels in Heaven will rejoice the day that we find our worth in Him, and the words of society no longer affect us and can no longer hinder us and break us down because we'll know that the One who matters, the One who loves us the most will be by our side for eternity and He'll never leave us.

bruloh

For the past month or so, I had the privilege to have many meaningful conversations with a lot of people. Funny enough, many brothers and sisters I’ve talked to shared a common struggle. They oftentimes feel insignificant and worthless. I can’t help but to agree with them, because sometimes I,...

College.

So it's been awhile since I've posted on here. College has been crazy! Having to adjust to midterms and finals only and actually having to study! And of course, the dreaded moment when you are arguing with yourself in bed, reasoning with yourself that skipping class isn't THAT bad.....you can always just go to the next lecture, then plopping back down and falling back into a deep slumber. People have always told me that college is a once in a lifetime, life changing experience and now I completely understand and agree with what they have told me. College is definitely the place where you begin to discover who you are. The people you choose to be your friends become your family and even more importantly, they influence the kind of person you become. College is also a place where the majority of people you meet are mature, intellectual people who are able to provide insight and give you advice. Looking back at my fall quarter, I can already see the change in myself and I can still see myself changing. I've become more independent, I've learned to be responsible for my actions, and I've matured so much. I've been blessed to have surrounded myself with amazing, wonderful, and supportive brothers and sisters who truly care about me. I am slowly understanding what God's love is and I've never felt closer to God than I do now. God has blessed my life so much and I've been so ignorant in taking everything for granted. God has blessed my life so that I may be a blessing to others. There were times when I was consumed with anger and hatred but He taught me to love and to forgive. He has placed all these role models in my life for me to look up to and seek for knowledge and advice. Never have I felt so light-hearted and loved in my life as I do right now. I've only had a taste of what He has in store for me and I can't wait to see the plans He has for me. God has continually blessed me so I hope to become a blessing to others. I hope to become a more supportive friend, a loving sister, a kind stranger, and a woman after God's own heart.