Time Well Spent

We provided general help with baby care, dish washing and folding laundry today. 

Spending time with the babies also gives us opportunity to spend time to with the staff. We enjoy hearing them brag about the accomplishments and milestones the babies have achieved. "Florence can walk." "Joann used to be very sad.  Now she smiles all the time." They not only invest time and energy into these children  but much love as well 

The time we spend together also gives us an opportunity to learn about the staff's families, their interests and some of their struggles. 

Today they taught us a song which we all sang together while the Nurse Lydia played a drum. "Yesu wange. Yesu wange. Hallelujah. Amen."  (Jesus is mine. Jesus us mine.  Hallelujah. Amen.)

All this while sitting on the floor outside the home snuggling babies, helping them gain strength to sit on their own and tickling their tummies. These are the moments we treasure.