So, I'm still here . . . Waiting! I have taken a much needed adoption break over the last few months. I continued to write (after all, it is such good therapy). However, I stopped short of publishing, for a while. Honestly, I needed some time to heal after last year's 2008 disappointments.
But, now . . . I am finally ready to reveal! I have finally taken the leap & posted some emotional posts I have written over the last few months!
I have post dated these to fall in chronological order of the adoption time line. The links are below.
Being Real
OK, Here Is The Scoop
Being Real (Part-2)
I'm lovingly being honest. No one is more committed to adoption, especially international adoption, specifically from Russia! It just takes a great deal of perserverance, patience & flexibility!
I'm BACK . . . I'm STILL HERE, WAITING . . .
Posts
A Touch of Justice
11 years ago
9 comments:
Hi, Nancy -
Thanks for your openness. As I'm sure you know all too well, you are not alone in your Russia trials. A sizable gang of us who are adopting from a region in the middle of Siberia have been waiting for 4+ years since our first trips. My hubby and I adopted our first daughter from this region in 7/05, twelve months and two days after meeting her. The next day, we registered to adopt another little girl from her group. Little did we know that we would be the last American family to adopt from that region for 3 1/2 long years... This January, 2 families finally managed to get through (one endured 5 court dates and 3+ months in Siberia before the judge finally approved their adoption!).
We hope and pray we'll get a court date this summer, after 4 years. The hardest thing to bear is that our daughter-to-be was born with cleft lip and palate. Her lip was finally repaired at 4, but her palate is still wide open. Because of her subsequent speech delays, she has been moved to a special needs orphanage. We so long to bring her home...
I hope you have other "waiters" for support. Don't know where I'd be without my partners in waiting - they're the only ones who really "get it".
May we all have the perseverance, patience and flexibility we need to walk this tough, long road we've been called to and give these beautiful little people homes.
K in Atlanta
K - All I can say is, Thank You!!
K - I would love to visit with you via email. My email address is in my blog profile. Please feel free to email anytime!
Thanks.
Nancy, I am so glad I checked in with you today! Lighthouse is wonderful, we absolutely LOVE Lorien. I hope you hear good news very soon.
Nancy,
I'm still here cheering for you!
Kim
God promises a safe landing, not an easy passage. Each of our journeys has been longer & more difficult than ever imagined. Hang in there -- one day we will all be united with our little ones!
If I had written a blog during the process of our adoption it would have included posts very similar to your last three. I can totally relate to the "how much more can I take" line of thought, but at the end of the day, we do what we have to do to bring our children home, don't we? I really hope that 2009 is a much better year for you.
Hang in there.
Hi Nancy!
Just glad to see that you're BACK!
YAY!
I am still cheering for you, too! Hey - I got your last email. I'm so sorry I haven't replied yet, and now I can't find it. Ugh. Just wanted to let you know I'm very happy for you and glad things are getting back on track again! Please keep in touch, and I'm so sorry I've been so stinky at email lately.
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