When China said no to us the first time, we thought maybe it was a door closing on adoption. We almost quit thinking about adoption then. Then Kyrgyzstan opened up, and we felt we were supposed to walk down that road. We busted our rear ends completed a home study and submitted a dossier in 3 […]
Adoption is Hard
I promised to be honest and open about the process of adoption as much I could be while I was going through it. While I have wanted to do just that, not only have we been crazy with actually adopting, but sometimes you feel all the feels so strongly you just need to keep your […]
Sometimes I Doubt
Last week was crazy. There has been a lot of buildup getting to the announcement of the adoption. Lots of paperwork. Lots of emails. Switching our application from China to Kyrgyzstan. More paperwork. Signing our life away with no guarantees. Lots of emails. Lots of questions. Lots of money paid. Initial program fees. An overwhelming […]
Do the Hard Thing
Outside my window the cool breeze of fall is blowing through the trees. The winds of change are blowing in. And I’m ever so grateful. I wrote awhile back how it’s been a season of winter that we’ve been trudging through for many months now. I am so very pleased to see the seasons changing. […]