Author Archives: admin Families have asked me how to prepare for the first weeks home after international adoption (and honestly these would apply to bringing home through foster care and even a newborn too!)–and to be honest–even after a year home with our first one, I had to really THINK HARD what to tell them. It’s really hard […] Wednesday. It marks 2 weeks home. Wow. These last 2 weeks have flown by–and also they have stood still. The pictures I’ve shared (like slip-and-slide and such)…are true pictures of what our days with our little man have been like. I’ve read all the books…heard all the stories–and even experienced many of the stories in […] Tonight bed time took what seemed like forever. It’s been 3 weeks tomorrow since we first met our new one. That first night–bed time took 2 minutes. It was like a drill–please no singing…please no rocking…just put me right down–and let me sleep. For some parents…you might think this sounds like a dream. Yes–easy. And […] Spent some time this morning catching up with your family via the blog! From the China updates to fun on the summer fun on the slip-n-slide. Love reading all your beautiful posts. Love your heart. Love you! xoxo Needed to read this. Been longing for our little one newly adopted, also, to let me love on her like you are describing here, and she’s not having it yet. We’ve had her for 4 weeks now. I’m a little worn down right now. Andrea. I’ve been watching and reading along, happily letting tears run down my cheeks.  Today–Richard and I celebrate 10 years! We were married in Alexander City, Alabama on June 21, 2003… So much has happened in these 10 years. 5 children…that’s averaging a child every other year:). Parker was born August 2004…just 14 months after our wedding day–so needless to say we wasted no time in starting a family. […] We have the same anniversary date. Today would have been our 40th. I posted our love story on my Facebook page (Candy Pace Feathers).  We are forever grateful for your love, encouragement and support along this journey as we grow our family. “For this child I have prayed…” 1 Samuel 1:27 Ezekial WeiMao Young Born in Chengdu, China ~ May 10, 2011 In Our Arms and Family ~ June 3, 2013 Over the last 8 1/2 months, we have […] |
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Your sister shared this post with my sister today. With me in mind. I cant tell you how blessed I am that she thought of me. It’s been a hard day here… and small things count.
This post is fabulous. And I am coming back to peruse the rest of your blog. 🙂
Saturday a scared little-girl-inside is coming from Ukraine to spend 6+ weeks with my little family. I have no idea if she is free for adoption. I do know she had been with a foster family but “they got rid of her for younger children”. I hope and pray she can be my daughter.
My nugget that God has and is teaching me is that we never arrive! We adopted a 12 year old daughter out of the foster care system 2 and a half years ago. It is important to know that we never arrive period, but especially in the sense of adopting – we never get to a point where all of the complex dynamics of adoption cease to exist and healing has finally been achieved and things are now “easy”. There will always be new issues or trials that arise as a result of adoption and all that is involved with that in the child’s life. We never arrive with our children through adoption and it has helped me greatly to let go of this expectation and idea that one day (surely one day) we will “arrive”. As if we will finally reach that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. It will forever be a process. Hopefully progressing to deeper levels, but always a process. God is using you to encourage so many Andrea (especially me) – keep on keeping on!!!
Thank you for the wonderful suggestions!
We are in the homestudy process for international adoption, and I know I’ll want to come back to this post one of these days. Would you be willing to add some kind of image so this post is “pinnable”? We also know a few families who will be bringing children home from Uganda and Ethiopia over the next several months, and I’m going to remember to pick up kids for playdates and take meals.
What wonderful advice! We’ve been home about four weeks with our little blessing from China, and I agree with everything you said!! No new nuggets of advice here, but thankful to read yours :).