The Marvelous Onion

Owl's photo is from Christmas on her Lightening McQueen race car. I haven't taken any new photos in the last week so I am posting some from the past year.

The onion, well it is a marvelous thing of discovery

This morning I was placing an onion on the counter in preparation to take it to work. We were going to do a lab showing cells with onion skin. Well, Owl was sitting in her high chair eating her breakfast when she spotted this onion. She pointed to it, and asked in her "uh uh" voice. I then handed her the onion. She took the onion with both hands with the same care someone would take with an expensive, irreplaceable vase. She turned her head side to side, and slowly moved the onion around in her hand with the most joyful expression on her face. You'd think I gave her a million bucks. The onion slipped a little and hit the tray, she looked up at me in worry to check if it was ok, I said it's "ok", so she continued on with the exploration of the onion. She even tasted the end while discovering her great prize.
It was amazing to watch, the joy, and wonder of her face was priceless. I wish I could bottle her expressions and emotions at that moment and whenever I think things are getting tough, I'd take it out and watch it all over again. It was truly a treasured moment.

I have also attached the response that I received from Marie, Hawk's orphanage director. By the way he has been in the hospital for 1 month now. Marie speaks Creole, French and English. So the text is in translated English.

Hawk is still in Hospital. I have to wait until the doctor says his words, he was very sick, he has bad malnutrition. I saw the doctor this morning, she told me, we have hope, he will make it. We are going to still pray for him. God will help him.

So please keep praying for his physical and cognitive healing...

I received the three books in the mail today, and I just ordered them on Thursday...Amazing

Lastly, I am planning to go to Louisiana in June and then from there fly to Haiti,
and spend 3 days at the orphanage, and meet Hawk and the other kids. I am excited and little nervous to be away from Owl for that amount of time. It will be the first since she has been home. Pray for me too!!!