Wish: Wishing Around the World
Today my husband and I are flying south to be reacquainted with our second son after one long year. We were in Guatemala City at this time last year signing our papers to officially adopt him.
Now, after a year of paperwork, DNA tests, and waiting, we are on the airplane to bring him home. Ironically, as I was looking through my emails and media information a few days ago I came across this new book that is said to have gorgeous artwork and a “message that sparkles with hope”.
Wish: Wishing Around the World by Roseanne Thong begins with Guatemalan children flying giant kites to honor the dead and carry wishes up to the gods. Oh, how I would love to see this in person. How I would love to see the festivals and the colors, the people and the joyfulness they possess.
The rest of the book includes wishing traditions from countries like Russia (another country very close to my heart), Japan, China, Thailand, Iran, Israel, India, Australia, South Africa, Italy, Ireland, Brazil, Mexico, and the US. For adoptive families this is a wonderful book, as many adoptive countries are included.
