The girls are doing a home school program through our local YMCA. While I was in the locker room with them I noticed a woman with many children. It's not that uncommon to find home school families with lots of kids but this Caucasian woman had lots of Asian children. I asked if they were all hers and she said "Yes, I have eleven children from China".
Wow was I amazed. Not only because she adopted eleven children from China but because she managed to get nine of her eleven out of the women's locker room faster than I managed with my two!
As fate would have it, our paths crossed again last night at gymnastics. Eight of the eleven take gymnastics classes. I feel so inspired and motivated by her presence and by witnessing her polite, poised young children. If she can do it with eleven, I should have no problem doing it with two.
Her name is Jean and she has in fact adopted eleven children from China. She will be adopting two more in November. It will be their last trip to China to adopt. She is in her mid-fifties (she told me) and has four biological grown children of her own. Jean home schools all but one of her children. They come to the U.S. speaking absolutely no English. And they have a host of medical needs. She and her husband have traveled across the U.S. to have the right specialists treat their children. The kids are so polite and respectful. She has so much energy too and gets right in there with the children and has fun.
Tell me, is she not amazing and inspiring?
Here is a link to her blog...
There's No Place Like Home
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