adoption journey
So This is Easter
I’ll get the happy part out so you can click away to avoid the depressing part.
Unfortunately I got sick over the weekend, so while John had to get up at 4:30am to run sound for our two church services I was laying awake hoping the sinus pain would go away and trying not [...]
Adoption Update: Rejected
“I’m sorry; Korea says that they cannot work with your medical issues.”
That sucks. Pretty bad. No clue what we’re going to do now.
Lent, Personal Progress, and Adoption
I’ve surprised myself at how well I’ve done at not checking in on work after I leave the office. I can’t say I haven’t been tempted, though — I have. I did finally give in last night… we might have a technical person coming out to visit today and I hadn’t heard anything about the [...]
One Down, Lots More To Go
I got too busy to post, but wanted to let everyone know that we did have our adoption agency interview last Tuesday night. We talked with the program coordinator for a couple of hours about everything from our childhood backgrounds to who our parenting mentors are. With my Graves Disease and John’s blood clotting disorder [...]
Applications and Interviews
I don’t think we told anyone, but we did get our adoption application paperwork completed (all 11 pages) and submitted on November 1st. The agency called us last week to tell us that they had received the application but had not yet reviewed it. The Korea program coordinator was confident that the Board of Directors [...]
Pre-Adoption Group: Here We Go
It’s been a while since I’ve last posted, but there was so much going on and so little to talk about all at the same time. But the day that we’ve been waiting for finally arrived: we attended our Pre-Adoption Group class, with our chosen agency, on the 24th. In May, we decided that if [...]
Off We Go Like Herd of Turtles
John and I say that when we’re headed out the door somewhere. I think it’s something his mom used to say when he was a kid.
But here we are, setting out like a herd of turtles on the adoption journey. This evening I filled out the registration form for a Pre-Adoption Group class at the [...]
