Nina has been so wonderful to have and if I have my way, I will never see anyone like her again. What!!! do you say? Well, I do not want to keep these babies for such a long time. I want their adoption paperwork to be completed soon after they are six months old and so they will be adopted quickly after that, so they spend their formative years with their families. Nina has been unique in so many ways. She is the oldest and at 20 months she is most assuredly the "leader". What ever she does the rest follows. The other interesting thing is that all the time and effort we put into her is beginning to show. She learned both Chinese and English and seems so confident in each language much to the amazement of everyone. She can find her nose, mouth, ears no matter in what language you ask her. She mimics the things you say like oops and ooh ooh. But I think the word she uses most in a given day by far...JoJo. That is Jonas. She plays with him, looks for him and sleeps next to him. He is so important to her. The next one is Baby, that is Olivia. I tried to teach her that Olivia was a baby but Baby just stuck. She really likes being with Olivia and likes to play with her. She also learned all the names of all the other babies can point to them when you ask her and still remembers Amanda and Laura Joan. She is also an ardent fan of the Wiggles and loves to dance and sing to their music and has her own maraca to shake. From the constant watching she knows the songs, sings to them dances, knows how to turn around, make like a duck and can count to three. She has also made up her own sign language.
I hope that she will never doubt the love that Heavenly Father has for her. Even in the time of being abandoned He had a plan and how grateful I have been to be a part of her life. I feel that as each one brings their part, we as whole we have an awesome power to make a difference in the lives of the children. What an awesome legacy that is! Thank for all that you do to support us.
I also want to especially thank Dr Lazareff and his wife, Nina's anesthesiologist from the UCLA Mattel's Children's Hospital who did Nina's Spina Bifida surgery in December 2005. They did an amazing job and Nina's scarring is minimal. All the people at Love without Boundaries: You guys rock!!! I admire all of you so much and I am so in awe of how much good you do on a daily basis. When I first started out, LWB sponsored the older six that was so helpful and it is how Nina's family found out about her and was able to adopt her.
Love and laughter and great joy,
Amanda
Foster mom to 14 soon to be 13 .....but there are more waiting in the wings
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HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE, AMANDA. WHAT A GIFT FROM GOD YOU ARE TO ALL.THERE IS SO VERY MUCH TO LEARN FROM YOU.
Oh that's great news about Nina's new family. We wish them all the best in their journey. And may you also have strength as you say good-bye to this precious child.
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What a beautifull little girl. I pray that she will find a lot of love and happiness with her new family.
Congratulations Nina and Family!!! What a beautiful and amazing little girl she is! And - what strides she has made in your care Amanda! I am awed by your devotion to these beautiful children! I pray that you will be able to bless the lives of many more, and be blessed by them!!! Can't wait til hear how Nina makes out in her forever family!!! yayyyy!
Amanda
You are an amazing woman of God, and an example of how we should live. I hope I can be like you when I grow up = opps, I am already 48. But there is still hope.
blessings, Carol
What an amazing life you live, playing such a vital role in the lives of these children. Nina is absolutely adorable. I will view your site often and pray for you and the children you love.
You are an inspiration.
God Bless you all.
Amanda,
Today is the first time I have visited your site. What an amazing soul you are. Thank you for what you do for the children. What an inspirational way to spend your time on this earth.
I have added you to my blog if that is okay. If it is not let me know and I will remove it.
Thank you for sharing your story, I will be following along from this point on,
Kristen
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