I still miss it.

I haven't written much about the last part of my China experience...because it was the hardest.  There were times when I felt like I would be in China forever.  At one point there were 5 calendars up in our rooms so that everyday my roommates and I could cross off several days.  I was so ready to be home...or so I thought.  

That last week finally came, and suddenly I was feeling like I didn't have enough time to do the things I wanted to do before I left... forever.  I felt like I had so many pictures to take, places to visit, and goodbyes to say.  

Those last few nights in China were a joke.  Even with prescription sleeping meds, I still wasn't sleeping more than a few minutes!  I was so excited to be home with family and friends; however, I never anticipated my goodbyes to be so hard.

I broke the news to my kiddles that I was leaving about a week before...this is the reaction I got...At least I know that some of them loved me! 

I honestly never thought that saying goodbye would be so hard.  I developed such a strong attachment for these kids!  It's amazing to me how we can know so clearly the love that we have for each other when we can hardly speak one another's language.  Leaving these kids was one of the hardest things ever.  I'd take anyone of them home with me in a heartbeat.