Men Anpil Chay Pa Lou

Men Anpil Chay Pa Lou 

Many Hands Make the Load Light

A friend found this Haitian proverb many months ago when we first started this journey.  How grateful we are for the friends and family that surround us.

We are truly stunned by the generosity, care, and blessings that we've received from our family and friends over the past many months.  Whether it's Dad painting the girls' room (and many other rooms), Wayne putting together beds we were given, friends throwing a beautiful shower, or all the generous gifts and donations - we are blessed.

Our anxiety has been eased by everyone who has shared a kind word, offered support, or provided a gift that's allowed us to purchase mattresses, comforters, shoes, hair care products, counseling sessions, classes, swimsuits, and everything in between.

Vivid

viv·id

    adjective

1.

strikingly bright or intense, as color, light, etc.: a vivid green.

2.

full of life; lively; animated: a vivid personality.

We've always had "vanilla" walls.  Neutral paint, no wallpaper, ordinary.  While many of our walls will still be neutral, the girls come from a land of intense and vivid colors - amazing hues stretching across the color spectrum.

Our task of selecting the right color for their room started in the Home Depot paint department.  Staring up at the wall of color squares, trying to determine what might be a good fit, feeling uncertain. 

After several minutes of pondering, a color caught my eye..."I really like this one...not sure if it will be too bright, but it's beautiful."  Pulling the paint swatch from the wall, we looked curiously for the name - Haitian Flower.  No pondering needed.
#UL 100-16 Haitian Flower Interior

One wall, highlighting the beautiful furniture from a friend.  The rest of the walls are vanilla.   :-)