As we are close to reaching our yearly mark of being on the adoption available list, I have been thinking back to the first time we put our name on the list. For some reason I thought the second time around would be easier. I was wrong. The paperwork, photo album, and letter were all easier. But now there are new things and emotions that make it harder. How will our relationship be with the birth family. Will things be great like with Maggie's birthmom Kelsey? The waiting has been easier as we have been so busy with Maggie that we don't worry about it like we did before. However, when Maggie asks us almost everyday where her brother and sister are and then hearing her pray at night to help us find them, this is harder. It was easier when it was just the two of us that would be disappointed if things didn't work out. Now there are three of us. I can't wait for the day when she gets to meet her brother or sister for the first time and gets to touch their face and hands and give them a kiss on the forehead. That will be a very precious moment for all of us. So I guess it isn't easier or harder, just different. That must be why it is called a journey. Our second journey began September 2008.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Second Journey
Three years ago this week we met Kelsey. She called us, with the help of our adoption agency, and asked us if we would be the parents of her baby. What a day that was. That day I knew that God had answered our prayers. I knew that He knew and loved me and He knew and loved Kelsey. He had a hand in this and would help all of us through this journey.
As we are close to reaching our yearly mark of being on the adoption available list, I have been thinking back to the first time we put our name on the list. For some reason I thought the second time around would be easier. I was wrong. The paperwork, photo album, and letter were all easier. But now there are new things and emotions that make it harder. How will our relationship be with the birth family. Will things be great like with Maggie's birthmom Kelsey? The waiting has been easier as we have been so busy with Maggie that we don't worry about it like we did before. However, when Maggie asks us almost everyday where her brother and sister are and then hearing her pray at night to help us find them, this is harder. It was easier when it was just the two of us that would be disappointed if things didn't work out. Now there are three of us. I can't wait for the day when she gets to meet her brother or sister for the first time and gets to touch their face and hands and give them a kiss on the forehead. That will be a very precious moment for all of us. So I guess it isn't easier or harder, just different. That must be why it is called a journey. Our second journey began September 2008.
As we are close to reaching our yearly mark of being on the adoption available list, I have been thinking back to the first time we put our name on the list. For some reason I thought the second time around would be easier. I was wrong. The paperwork, photo album, and letter were all easier. But now there are new things and emotions that make it harder. How will our relationship be with the birth family. Will things be great like with Maggie's birthmom Kelsey? The waiting has been easier as we have been so busy with Maggie that we don't worry about it like we did before. However, when Maggie asks us almost everyday where her brother and sister are and then hearing her pray at night to help us find them, this is harder. It was easier when it was just the two of us that would be disappointed if things didn't work out. Now there are three of us. I can't wait for the day when she gets to meet her brother or sister for the first time and gets to touch their face and hands and give them a kiss on the forehead. That will be a very precious moment for all of us. So I guess it isn't easier or harder, just different. That must be why it is called a journey. Our second journey began September 2008.
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