February Update

Because February is often considered the month of “Love” I decided to theme photo day and this months updates that way.  In thinking about what “love” is, I find it so very important to turn to God’s Word and see what He has to say about it.  We find ourselves here at GLA needing to tap into our “love bank” every single day in our interactions with the kids, the staff, and our visitors.   As full time staff we quickly learn that we cannot have a full “love bank” to draw from unless we understand and draw from the love that our Heavenly Father gives us. 

“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.  Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.  This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.  Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.  No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” - 1 John 4: 7-12

To follow along with the love theme I am going to highlight for you some of the things Kimberlie loves.

Kimberlie loves to be an independent little girl.  She tends to like to play by herself and lead any activities she involves herself in.  She seems to prefer quiet activities the most such as reading books and rocking in the chair.  When she is on the balcony some of her favorite things to do include hanging out in the swings, running back and forth while kicking a ball, and reading books.  She really does enjoy looking at the photo album you sent.  She can spend a significant amount of time just paging through it.  Some of the things she loves to do during the day include playing in the pool on a warm afternoon and taking walks in the neighborhood with her volunteer.

Kimberlie was once again unwilling to sit on the photo day table this month.  Once she got upset I took her off and let her sit in her volunteers lap to take the rest of the photos. As you can see she did enjoy the valentines necklace!

 

Kimberlie is healthy and growing:
Height: 82.5 cm
Weight: 25 lb 2 oz

Much love from Kimberlie,