Passenger #15 - An Orphan

 

Passenger #15 – An Orphan

This young woman joined the trip once she knew she could get away from her animal practice.  It sounded like a great opportunity to relax, reflect, and possibly mend some holes that have been in her heart for many years as an orphan.  Throughout her younger years she was taken through foster care homes but never adopted.  Perhaps the holes in her heart began soon after birth when she missed the mother-daughter bonding that we know is the foundation for love, trust, and engagement.  Although several families willingly cared for her in their homes, life always seemed to be temporary.  She never enjoyed the security of family life and missed the grounding she needed and desired.  We all do!

Friendships were difficult as she went through grade school and high school.  It was her intelligence that she could depend on to get her through each year.  University was much the same, meeting a few friends along the way but always from a distance.  Trusting others to not abandon her was a challenge.  Perhaps the closest she has come to trusting is in her husband who seems to be very supportive and understanding.  She pursued several careers and has finally found something she has a passion for.  Years have passed and never has she had children of her own. 

In the back of her mind, she wonders what really made her sign up for the journey……..

 

Guiding Questions for comments: (Feel free to share anything of comfort each day)

1.       You probably know of families that have given of themselves to provide foster care for needy children.  Reflect on what some of the challenges might be for those families and the children in their temporary care.  Take the time often to pray for them that it be true ministry for all.

 

2.       Our Passenger has internal voids that could be preventing her from truly leading a fulfilled life.  How can she fill those missing pieces in her life?