Special Friend

Tonight I had dinner & paperwork with a woman from "Parenting Arizona." That is the organization that has the 'Special Friend' program, which is like Big Brothers/Big Sisters for foster kids. So, within a month I should be matched with a girl in the area who needs a mentor :) I'm excited. All the while this woman was talking about various circumstances these kids have gone through and things like that and I had to keep myself from tearing up. I think mostly because it made me think of my kids left behind in Africa. My friend Bonnie (a volunteer from Australia) who's super funny by the way, was just joking with me that I shouldn't fret about Lona because one day she'll "set out in the world looking for her soul mum--the woman with the bandanna from Home of Hope." haha Then she said I should have got 2 lockets, one for me & one for Lona with a picture of me in Lona's so she can find me someday :) Too funny. And yet I'm crazy enough that 20 years from now I'll probably be sitting here going...maybe Lona will walk through the door.... haha I'm the kind of person who is sure that I will win the lotto every time I play, and still thinks Santa might actually be leaving those gifts...wishful thinking but I don't care!