Today.

After all the excitement of yesterday, it was good to go back to just a normal day with the kids.

Well, as normal as 10 non-Mandarin speaking females taking care of 30 plus children can get.

The team all seems to be feeling the unavoidable loss and sadness that will come with tomorrow.

Tomorrow, our last day, they are throwing a party for us, and we all have to perform for each other.

Us Americans are singing Edelweiss and some are dancing to the Cha Cha Slide and Electric slide.

We have no idea what the kids have planned.

There will be exchanging of gifts, as well as hugs and tears all around.

I can't believe time has gone so fast.

Tonight at dinner, those of us who haven't adopted (aka anyone under 30!) were asking many questions of those who had.

It was so interesting to hear their stories.

Shannon also said that she read somewhere that for China, the wait time for a referral of a healthy baby is between 7 and 10 YEARS. Years, not months.

Special needs seems to be their focus now.

And I hope and pray people don't close their hearts to a child just because of a few words on a page.

They need Mommies and Daddies.

They need safe homes.

They need to see Jesus.

To learn more about adoption:

www.rainbowkids.com

Yep, I'm leaving a piece of my heart in China this year.