I have been thinking about International Adoption since I was about 18 years old when I first saw the 20/20 episode about the terrible conditions in the orphanages in Romania. My father’s parents were born in and grew up in Romania, and I was quite close with them before they passed, grew up loving their…
Category: Kazakhstan Adoption Decision
Robert Frost — The Road Not Taken
I loved this poem since high school. Food for thought and just a beautiful poem. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost (1915) Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the…
The Difficult Decision To Adopt A Child
If I listened to all the opinions around me, which range from jubilation to judgement, we would never get to a consensus. That’s if we were asking for one, that is. It is totally up to us, and it is a totally HUGE decision. Which is why no decision has been made yet. It is…
Ode to our friends in Georgia!
There is a family miles away who has been a big influence on me. In the Spring of 2006, I first began looking at blogs. I came across the blog of a family in Georgia who brought home their children from Kazakhstan. I was immediately drawn to their daughter because there was something about her…
Food for thought today
“Occasionally in life, God presents a path that requires a leap of faith to travel. The trailhead looks very promising, but the trail further on is certain to be arduous and long. Those of us on the trail together are going to have to make it up as we go. Yet the vision toward which…
The Starfish
The Starfish Story adapted from The Star Thrower by Loren C. Eiseley (1907-1977) Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day, as he was walking along the…
Generosity of Others
Thanks to the generosity of others who have gone before me or are in the process now, I have had a lot of contact with those who enjoy sharing their story. It is getting over whelming for me. I feel like someone who is dating too many people and is screwing up names or important…
Giving Him Time
Yes, we spoke about giving him some time and a date was set that we’d revisit the idea of adoption again. But so many nights I want to share with my dear husband things I learned that day. I’m just looking through some agency web sites and coming across various interesting articles. Last night he…
Slowing Down
I have definitely slowed down. My thoughts on the amazingness of adoption is still there. My intensely focused research into it is not. This is a good thing. I sort of feel like I’ve had some cold water thrown onto me. Recently I came across some websites with very unfortunate circumstances that transpired. I believe…
Strength and Conviction
My resolve is strengthening. The more I know I feel the more I can never turn back. I know too much. If I changed my mind now it would almost be as if I left my child there. The more people share with me, the more I feel connected to these parents and the more…