When You Believe

I love this song by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. They lyrics to this song give me much hope as we move forward with our adoption.

"When You Believe"

Many nights we've prayed
With no proof anyone could hear
In our hearts, a hopeful song
We barely understood

Now we are not afraid
Although we know there's much to fear
We were moving mountains long
Before we knew we could, oh yes

There can be miracles when you believe
Though hope is frail, it's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles you can achieve
When you believe, somehow you will
You will when you believe

Oh yeah, in this time of fear
When prayer so often proves in vain
Hope seems like the summer birds
Too swiftly flown away
Yet now I'm standing here
My heart so full I can't explain
Seeking faith and speaking words
I never thought I'll say

They don't always happen when you ask
And it's easy to give in to your fears
But when you're blinded by your pain
Can't see the way, get through the rain
A small but still, resilient voice
Says hope is very near, oh

You will when you
You will when you believe
Just believe
I believe, I believe
Just believe
You will when you believe

Memorable Haiti keepsakes (artwork & jewelry)

Discovered Etsy www.etsy.com for the first time last night. If you have never heard of it, it's a pretty cool site where people that are into crafts, display their work and sell it online. There were a few things from the Haiti Adoption search I did that I really like. The first two are personalized wall art items. I would hang these in the baby's room. Maybe have his name engraved with the date we brought him home or the date he was born. 

Hand embroidered country hoops

Personalized Haiti Love Map

These others are jewelry items that I saw that I would like maybe after we confirm our match. Just something to keep with me and wear close to my heart and as a reminder of what is to come :)

Trische Cameron who is a mother in the Haiti Adoption Facebook group posted pics of her son's room to show the Haiti art that her and her husband made. I asked her if I could post her pics to my blog. I LOVE the Haiti cut out that is on the wall, with the American flag as well. I definitely will have to find someone who would be willing to make this for me.