Conversation with HV

The city in which I work had it's annual Western Days Festival today. HV accompanied me to work my shift at the Festival, much like she has done in the past. I remembered this morning the Western Days Festival of 2007. We had just returned from a visit to Guatemala a few weeks prior. HG was on our minds. We knew that Guatemalan adoptions were ending. We knew she had no family. We knew of the place where she would be transferred and we were praying hard about her becoming part of our family. J suggested I talk to HV as we worked Western Days. So, HV and I climbed into the car and off we went for the 30 minute commute. I didn't say much on the way, my mind spinning. We did our shift and then as we were heading home, I asked HV if she remembered HG at the orphanage. Yes, Mommy. I told her that J and I were thinking about adopting her into our family. I explained to HV that we didn't know what all was wrong with HG and she might not ever be like a normal girl. HV asked if we could fix HG's brain here in America. I told her no, but I did think that we could make it better but I wasn't sure we could "fix" it. She sighed and said, "Well, Mom. You know that EVERYONE needs a family, even HG and even if her brain doesn't work right. So, she can be part of our family. Oh, when is she coming home?" I fought back the tears and told her that we all needed to pray about this, asking God for the wisdom to make the best decision. She said, "Ok, Mom. I'll pray that God allows us to have the blessing of HG." While I'm not crying while typing this today, it does bring back such a vivid memory and a smile to my face. HV's right, you know. Everyone DOES deserve a family and we're ready to be the family for HG. We just need her to come home so that we can have the blessing of having her in our family.