My friend Mendy returned from Ethiopia last week with her twins, T and G. T is the same age as Enat and they were best friends in the orphanage. I was calling to see when we could visit and talk about how her trip went and this precious voice erupted in the background. A piping little girl's voice. And Mendy said, "T wait, I am talking with Enat's mommy." A bit more discussion and then Mendy asked me, "She wants to say hello - do you mind?"
Are you NUTS?! Of COURSE I don't mind! I was thinking..... Then this sweet voice gets on the phone and asks "Are you Enat mommy?" And my throat closed with tears. I was able to answer, "Yes, sweetheart, I am Enat's mommy." The first time I've ever said that out loud to someone who knows Enat. "When Enat coming home?" she wondered. "Soon, sweetheart, soon." I let her know that I thought she talked beautifully and that I was really glad she was home too and then she handed the phone back to her mom, satisfied. I talked with my friend briefly after that, but that moment remained frozen in my mind.
This process has been terribly long and disappointment,despair and cynicism have toughened my heart to the pain. The clear, sweet voice of an innocent little girl reignited hope and I am eternally grateful.
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