Today, at the conclusion of a custody case, my two kid clients gave me a present as thanks for working their case. I was very glad to do it. They are great young people who found themselves in a whirlwind situation. I think they will turn out just fine.
It's so cute and will be the first ornament on the tree this year. Alicia and Chris loved it and we're so honored they thought of us during such a tumultuous time in their lives.
It's the little things like these that make being a Guardian ad Litem so rewarding. Little things like this extra thought about someone else; little things like kids that grab you and give you one of those grab-around-the-neck-and-head hugs; little things like the times when a normally-shy kid offers you her toys and invites you to play dolls with her; little things like kids who are so proud of their new family that they want to show you around "their" room, which could likely be the only room they have ever had to themselves. Ahhhh, it's those little things that make the hard days easier.
It's also the big things that happen at court that I am proud of - kids being protected from abuse, kids being protected from living in meth lab houses, kids being protected from parents who are so drugged up that they don't remember they have an infant or toddler to feed - despite having plenty of food in the kitchen, kids getting enough to eat, kids getting the medical help they need, kids learning that someone out there can love them more than they love themselves.
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