Life is Precious
Oh wow what a weekend. It was like the craziness of a full moon had taken over a new moon weekend. Saturday didn't even really start off calm. I was supposed to go thrift store shopping for baby items with a new friend (who is also adopting from China) but had to cancel because we had meetings at the fire department. I was really bummed because I wanted to hang out with her and see what was out there for babies. Usually I go to the thrift stores for other things. Even though I don't really plan on buying baby clothes for a couple more months, I thought it would be fun to go.
John and I headed over to the fire station and instead of a meeting we ended up getting toned out to a grass fire. We stood around there for a while, came back to the station and had our meeting. We ended up tinkering around with the bay door and broke it.
At 4pm we were going to the other side of Houston to meet up with a family that has already adopted from China and is in the process of adopting their second. They are such a great family and their daughter is just too cute. Since they are with the same agency we are, we had the chance to watch their video in China and see who our guide was going to be. We also got to see what the hotels looked like and some of the sites we would be visiting. It was so informative and so neat to watch their experiences unfold.
They also showed us a picture that the guide had given them of an abandoned baby. He wanted the family to know that many of the babies that are abandoned are wanted and they are loved. The picture showed a baby in a boxed that was tucked in with blankets. There was a bottle with formula, a bag with clothes, and a bag with wipes in them laying at the head of the box. This baby had been cared for for a little while. It was so heartbreaking to see the reality of abandonment. We can conjure up images in our head but until we actually see it, it doesn't quite hit us as hard. Hopefully that little baby is in the arms of a loving family.
We got back home pretty late. We were checking blogs and email when a fire tone came in for a possible suicide. So we headed out to the station to pick up the fire truck. When we got there, the other fire crew had beat us there and had already started working on the guy. There was nothing I could do as a first responder so I went into chaplain mode. Because of confidentiality, I can't give out too many details. I will say that suicide is incredibly heartbreaking for all involved. There was a wife and kids and of course many beloved friends. The irony of this particular case is, the victim and his family were throwing a 40th birthday party for a friend. The house was decked out in grave, ghost, and death decor. I felt pretty bad for the person who's birthday it was.
So many different things can cause a person to choose this pathway. Incredible pain, anger, feeling trapped, bitterness, revenge...whatever the motive is, it's difficult to truly understand why this was their choice. We ended up staying on the scene for a couple of hours.
For the little baby in China, abandonment was rock bottom for her. She, unwillingly and by her parents circumstances, had hit rock bottom. Where she would go from there, God only knows. Her life is precious and she deserves to be cared for and loved by a family. For the man who committed suicide, his final act was rock bottom for him. Unfortunately he can't come reverse that decision. It doesn't matter what kind of problems he had or what he was struggling with, his life was precious to those who loved him. He deserved to find the help he needed. The biggest consolation for the family is that he was a Christian and had gone to be God....the one being who believes ALL life is precious.
John and I headed over to the fire station and instead of a meeting we ended up getting toned out to a grass fire. We stood around there for a while, came back to the station and had our meeting. We ended up tinkering around with the bay door and broke it.
At 4pm we were going to the other side of Houston to meet up with a family that has already adopted from China and is in the process of adopting their second. They are such a great family and their daughter is just too cute. Since they are with the same agency we are, we had the chance to watch their video in China and see who our guide was going to be. We also got to see what the hotels looked like and some of the sites we would be visiting. It was so informative and so neat to watch their experiences unfold.
They also showed us a picture that the guide had given them of an abandoned baby. He wanted the family to know that many of the babies that are abandoned are wanted and they are loved. The picture showed a baby in a boxed that was tucked in with blankets. There was a bottle with formula, a bag with clothes, and a bag with wipes in them laying at the head of the box. This baby had been cared for for a little while. It was so heartbreaking to see the reality of abandonment. We can conjure up images in our head but until we actually see it, it doesn't quite hit us as hard. Hopefully that little baby is in the arms of a loving family.
We got back home pretty late. We were checking blogs and email when a fire tone came in for a possible suicide. So we headed out to the station to pick up the fire truck. When we got there, the other fire crew had beat us there and had already started working on the guy. There was nothing I could do as a first responder so I went into chaplain mode. Because of confidentiality, I can't give out too many details. I will say that suicide is incredibly heartbreaking for all involved. There was a wife and kids and of course many beloved friends. The irony of this particular case is, the victim and his family were throwing a 40th birthday party for a friend. The house was decked out in grave, ghost, and death decor. I felt pretty bad for the person who's birthday it was.
So many different things can cause a person to choose this pathway. Incredible pain, anger, feeling trapped, bitterness, revenge...whatever the motive is, it's difficult to truly understand why this was their choice. We ended up staying on the scene for a couple of hours.
For the little baby in China, abandonment was rock bottom for her. She, unwillingly and by her parents circumstances, had hit rock bottom. Where she would go from there, God only knows. Her life is precious and she deserves to be cared for and loved by a family. For the man who committed suicide, his final act was rock bottom for him. Unfortunately he can't come reverse that decision. It doesn't matter what kind of problems he had or what he was struggling with, his life was precious to those who loved him. He deserved to find the help he needed. The biggest consolation for the family is that he was a Christian and had gone to be God....the one being who believes ALL life is precious.
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