Meeting Nola for the first time
Pretty proud I learned to carry him african style
With our dear neighbors
Pacifique with his Great Grandfather age 91
Ariah and Pacifique
cabbage head
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Our Journey to Pacifique
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Rukundo Pacifique Holliman officially adopted June 19, 2009
We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life.
But those who make their journey home across time & miles,
growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them,
are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us
by God's very own hands.
Welcome Rukundo Pacifique!!!
Finally! After a year and a half of trying to adopt in Rwanda, we are by the Grace of God with our new son, whose given name is Rukundo Pacifique! In Rwanda the people have a Kinyarwandan name and a French name, and our son was given his during his hospital stay after he was found by two young boys in the bush on the night of December 5th, 2008.
Rukundo means love and Pacifique, peace. We have been searching for peace for a very long time, but we thought it was a feeling we were longing for. Now we know it was also a human being we were being called to.
Bless this child, he is a miracle indeed. He was likely born very prematurely and left in the bush by his mother. We will never know her story, but we imagine it. He has now a second chance at life and love as we do after a long journey after losing our beloved son, Trace Oak.
Trace was born still at term- the same day that I lost my womb. What kept us afloat in the current of grief was Hope.... Mizero in Kinyarwanda. Hope brought us to search for Pacifique, and Pacifique and Trace will always share a very beautiful brotherhood. With Trace's gift of life and death came Pacifique's gift of love from our family.
Rukundo means love and Pacifique, peace. We have been searching for peace for a very long time, but we thought it was a feeling we were longing for. Now we know it was also a human being we were being called to.
Bless this child, he is a miracle indeed. He was likely born very prematurely and left in the bush by his mother. We will never know her story, but we imagine it. He has now a second chance at life and love as we do after a long journey after losing our beloved son, Trace Oak.
Trace was born still at term- the same day that I lost my womb. What kept us afloat in the current of grief was Hope.... Mizero in Kinyarwanda. Hope brought us to search for Pacifique, and Pacifique and Trace will always share a very beautiful brotherhood. With Trace's gift of life and death came Pacifique's gift of love from our family.
7 comments:
Cabbage head is killing me.
Oh, what a precious little guy! That one with Paci and Ariah is my favorite. Thank you so much for sharing him with us!
Kristi
Dear Jaya,
Your words and pictures are wonderful! Thanks for the glimpse into your new life with your precious Paci....it sounds lovely, busy, and full of the joys of motherhood. And just a wee bit messy too!! ;-) Your son is blessed to have you, Scott and Ri as his family...his eyes sparkle with love and life.
I'm still thinking of you, and wishing you all the best....
angela
Oh, Jaya, he is *beyond* beautiful... all of you are. I've got chills... I'm so, so happy for you. Brightest blessings on your family-- love and kisses from me.
much love and peace,
Jer
I'm either in or near tears every time I look at your blog, Jaya. You are amazing and though I grieve for you deeply, I can't help but find joy in the joy you've brought to so many through the journey brought on by tragedy.
Please tell me the best way that I can help (I'm assuming money, but if you could point me in the direction of the best way and I can figure out how much we can give at this time...).
My apologies if it's on the blog somewhere, I get overwhelmed with all of the digging for information I do on the internet ;-).
With much love and admiration,
Christie (from ICAN)
Oh, it's probably best if you email me at craigiecarter at gmail.com, b/c I didn't see an option to get emailed follow up comments.
Hugs,
Christie
Your children are so beautiful Jaya. What amazing
pictures. You look very happy too. I can't help but cry too with the story of the woman and her children in Rwanda. How life changing for both of you! You inspire me!
Love,
Stephanie Coleman
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