Growing Snowflowers

a small token of gratitude

I have been thinking for a while about what little token I can give to the woman who found Paisley? Yes, we know who she is...in fact, she works at the orphanage where Paisley now lives.

It's not uncommon for someone at an orphanage to be called to 'come to pick up a baby' that has been found, but it is less common for an actual orphanage worker to 'find' a child. This is a far less common scenario and we have been told by someone who researches these things on a daily basis, that this could mean one very important thing...that the person who found Paisley was 'possibly' told where to find her by her birthparents. A valuable clue...one we may never have the real answer to...but knowledge seems so close. So,...my mission was to find a small gift, nothing too crazy or over the top...just a simple token to give the woman who found Paisley...and perhaps...just perhaps it might someday make it's way back to Paisley's birthmother...a lofty dream, yes....but we are allowed to hope. Yet I neither assume that my intentions will be met with joy or wonder, they could be as easily met with disinterest or denial, as it is the way of many Chinese to look foward and not ponder what has past, call me an optimist, it is the action that counts the most, and that is what I will hold nearest.

I found this pendant on Etsy, a lady in Singapore makes these tiny frames, I emailed her with our story and request and she immediately agreed to make a custom charm for a necklace. With Paisley's photo on the front, and the words 'safe' and 'love' on the back. Just something to let them know Paisley will be safe, and loved in her new home.

I also bought this charm to sit alongside it, it means Luck & Wealth...something I hope for not only Paisley, but for her birthparents and those who care for her. I can only hazard a guess, but I suspect life is not kind to those who have to make the decision to place their children to be found...I will not assume anything, yet I am sure I will imagine everything...the complex and complicated scenario that took place when that decision was made. I am grateful that I will have this child, one who otherwise had little hope for a future, but I will always have a place in my heart and soul for her birthparents, and I hope she will too.