Luggage arrived!

Our luggage just arrived and we are elated! As we tugged them up the stairs and opened them up, we were both struck with the fact that we packed WAY too much. We are too luxurious in America...and just.don't.know.it. I am grateful the Lord is blessing us with so much to see and experience here. This morning, we headed to the National Museum and on the way, we tried to capture as many mental photographs as we could. The one that stuck out the most: my eyes and sneaky camera were trying to capture the images of the street boys who live their lives by shining shoes. This is their way of life...my camera could not capture the image that popped up so quickly as our car swerved to miss another. There was a homeless woman leaning up against a streetpost with her belongings scattered around her. She was nursing her babe in her arms while trying to gather some things around her. My heart hurt. In an instant we were too far away for me to even tap Chris to look. Ethiopians LOVE their babies. They LOVE their children. They LOVE their culture. They want the BEST for their babies. We are blessed that the Lord has called us to bring up a sweet beauty in our home. We are blessed, humbled, honored. I have not had a chance to describe our visit to the orphanage. that is coming..as long as they let me use their computer :).