The Joy of Service

My love for these kids is growing ever so. I didn't think it was possible to feel this way about people that aren't family but I love these kids so much. They are starting to feel more like my own every day. I walk threw the door into my room and all I see are those children smiling at me. Their big beautiful eyes staring back at me. When I am at the orphanage, they are all that matter to me. At first I didn't feel like I had a bond/ relationship with them. I felt more like I was babysitting. But now the bond has definitely came. I love these kids with all my heart.

At the hospital I met 2 nice ladies on floor 2. They spoke good english. It was just me in the room holding a precious little baby boy. He was adorable. The one lady asked me if I was his mom. I told her no I'm just a volunteer. I talked a lot with them. They asked if I wanted to adopt this little boy and I of course said yes! They said its so hard to adopt here in Romania. It is so true. Even for Romanians it is hard. They said there are lots of rules. I wish it wasn't that way. The one lady in the room said she didn't know anything about the baby but felt bad for him since he didn't have a mom or dad. She said where is his mom? On the 5th floor in the room Lori is in I met Mihaela. Very nice lady. Told me I must like kids if I am doing this work. Lori is my little girl. She really likes me. She cried a bunch when I put her back in her crib. I felt so sad leaving her there. She didn't even want to let go of me. We left the hospital early to make it to the relief society activity at 6. We ate at KFC on the way.

This is Katelyn's little boy. He likes her so much. This little boy has a cowlick in the front! I have never seen that before, it's cute. We tried to take a picture of it but you can't really see it.

This little cutie is the cousin of Mr. Girl. Not really but he is a very pretty boy! He is adorable and oh so ticklish. He is always so happy to see us. He gets very excited when he sees us! 

The Martisor Tradition

La Multi Ani! 1 Martie

At the activity for relief society we made crafts for Martisor "Little March." This tradition started with a girl giving a martisor amulet to a special boy in her life on March 1st. On March 8th, Women's Day, the boy gives a martisor amulet to a special girl in his life. It is a token of friendship and love. The red stands for love and the white stands for purity. People normally give the martisor amulet with something. This gives the amulet individual character. Now people give martisor amulets to anyone that is important in their life. It doesn't have to be a boy if you are a girl or the other way around. Giving the martisor amulet to a person means they are important to you and the thread is a symbol for that importance.

That night after the relief society activity, Aurelia and Andreea came over. Karaoke all night! I thought it was a perfect night. It was so fun singing songs with these girls. We would take turns singing the verses and picking songs. I am surprised no one pounding on the walls letting us know we were too loud, because we were. We were all singing very loudly! Andreea didn't feel like singing and made flowers for the children's hair while we sang.

"In all of living have much of fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured." -Gordon B. Hinckley