THIS IS LEAH

If you have been following my blogs for awhile, you know that I made porcelain dolls when I lived in Stockton, CA over 20 years ago. When I first started blogging 2½ years ago, I did a post about this doll that I had named Leah. Since she is all dressed up for the 4th of July I thought I'd repost about her.

Here's Leah with two other dolls I made. Notice she doesn't have glasses in this last picture. It was taken before I had her eyes checked and found out she needed glasses. LOL 

Leah lived in my doll room for several years, but about 17 years ago she moved to India to live at the Kulpahar Kids' Home. The lady that founded the Kulpahar Kids' Home (along with another lady) was back in the states and when she got ready to go back to India, I gave her this doll. When I named the doll Leah I had not met Leah Moshier, in fact did not even know that she existed. After I met Leah, I looked at my little Leah doll and it even reminded me of the real Leah. I had the strong feeling that this doll should belong to Leah. 

When I made little Leah, I dressed her in red, white and blue. She is the only doll that I didn't dress in pastel  or "muted" colors, which are the colors I like best. 

When we visited India in 1999, little Leah looked right at home there. I am glad she likes her new home. Of course it isn't her new home now. She has lived in India longer than she "lived" in the USA. Sort of like the real Leah. The real Leah has been in India for over 60 years and will celebrate her 92nd birthday in October. She is still active in the mission. 

Leah sent me this picture when she returned to India after I had given her the doll. 

If you haven't visited my doll blog, and would like to see some of the other dolls I made, you can click HERE to go to that blog.

The Dancing Bear

When traveling on the roads in India, you never know what you might run across. (A friend who had been there commented that traveling on the roads in India is like a near death experience.) I think that is a good description. On our journey from New Delhi to the Taj Mahal we saw this dancing bear and his handler by the side of the road. Of course we stopped. After taking this picture and observing the bear for awhile, I started to get into the back seat of the car. I didn’t know the bear was going to follow me in. This may be the most scared I’ve ever been. The handler backed him out when Sharon gave him some more rupies. I never was so relieved. I even started breathing again.

By A Banyan Tree in India

Since my last two blogs have been about Leah, I decided to continue with this theme.

This is a picture of Sharon (one of the missionaries at KKH), Eisha, me and Leah by a large Banyan tree in India. They say these trees are only in India and Hawaii. I had my picture taken by a huge one that filled a whole city block in Hawaii in 1987. I'll post it sometime in the future.

We had just had lunch with Eisha and her husband, Ravi and they took us on a tour around the area. Leah gave me the outfit I have on. She also gave me two other outfits.

I've heard that Sharon is back in the U.S. and will be speaking at our former church so am looking forward to seeing her again.