can i offer a little advice?
i don't know who reads this blog, but i mostly assume i have only a few regular followers and a few stragglers who happen to get here from other blogs. but i want to hope that people read this blog with at least a small interest in adoption. so hear me when i say: if you're thinking about adoption, find a support system. now.
i'm not saying you should base your decision to adopt on whether you already know people who have adopted or are adopting. in fact, jamie and i decided to adopt without knowing how many adoptive families [and specifically african adoption families] live in the winston-salem area. but i am saying that when you step out on the journey to your children, find people who know what it's like to be where you are.
i say all this because i can tell you how we have been blessed by having a support network of other adoptive families. they know the difficulties of raising money. the stresses of doing paperwork perfectly. the emotions of waiting for a referral. the unique challenges of parenting children from hard places.
thank you, jesus, for our little adoption network, especially the ones who were crammed around our dinner table last night.
*this post was not meant to discount our family and other friends who have supported us and loved us well along this adoption journey :)
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Weekends like this past weekend help me make it through life. Can't wait to do it again!
ReplyDeletei would echo that as an adoptive mom. it is HUGELY helpful to have other adoptive families around. also helpful just to have other (bio)parents around... cause, while our kids come from different or hard backgrounds, i have to remember, they are also kids. you know? some stuff that i freaked out over in the beginning, other moms helped me see are just normal! all in all: have a great support network! we can't do this alone!
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