Ok, just a blurb to explain the feet photos--
No, I do not have a foot fetish! The pic on the side bar is a picture of the children's Christmas shoes. I thought it was neat because of the little feet in the pic. The children were so excited about their new shoes...I said, oh, let's take a pic! When I was looking at the picture, I noticed how my two older children stuck together and even their feet were placed side by side...and then, I noticed Diego's foot. Diego stood alone; yet, it was his foot that overshadowed theirs. To me that was significant. Ben says, "Can't a picture just be a picture?" Well, maybe...but I see something more...
See, Diego's name means supplanter, one who takes over. Diego is a strong-willed child. The meaning of that name could be both good and bad. My thought that was that even though he may stand alone in situations as he grows up, that he will be an overcomer. When he is faced with an adversary, even two or more, he will overcome...and this picture was just a reminder to me, that Diego was going to be a strong man in the Lord. To you, it may be just a picture...to me, it is a picture with meaning.
Most people who have a child have a birth certificate with baby prints and such. For those of us in the world of adoption, we don't always have those special documents and memoirs to look back and then to give back to the children. When we became a family, they weren't babies anymore...so the picture of all the feet is something that I might give them when they do age to give them an idea of size, etc. But again, it means more to me than just that...these are the feet of history makers; these are the feet that make my heart go "pitter-patter"; it's these feet that I love to hear stomping in the afternoon, or tip-toeing as they sneak out of their room to avoid going to bed! These feet are the fruit of answered prayers...promises of God. These feet ARE significant to me. These feet are beautiful to me. To you, it may just be a picture...to me, it is a picture with meaning.
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6 comments:
Beautifully written and well-said! I agree with you - it is a picture with a HUGE statement! :-)
Jennifer
Beautiful, I like how you think! You also reminded me that I have not looked up the meanings of Jessica and Joaquin...guess what I am going to do this afternoon. :)
PS...forgot to add that my mom is from Biloxi and a lot of her side of the family is still there. I do get down there occasionally to visit them or for my day job. We will have to try and meet up next time I am in the area.
PPS. Adobe just announced that they are going to make available a set of free online photo editing tools. Not sure when but you might want to check out their site to see if you can find out more about it!
Beautiful interpretation! And you are so right. I've already written this idea down on my list of "things to do" when we get our kids. How blessed these kids are to have such a thoughtful, intuitive mother!
Traci
I love this post! I believe God speaks through little things . . . it makes perfect sense to me that he would speak truth through a picture. Great insight.
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