he knew was that a stranger was now holding him. what child could or would possibly be okay with this? i think back to when my oldest little and middle little were young and they barely let family members hold them at that tender age, let alone a total and complete stranger who looked, smelled, and sounded completely different than everything he had ever known. and then it was time for his foster family to leave, and it was just us alone to figure each other out. after many, many tears, this precious little boy fell asleep in my arms and we headed back to our hotel.
at the hotel we 