Friday, January 6, 2012

A Few Answers....

So on writing this blog...it is all in love and logic~I am simply inspired by all of the questions...

As adoptive parents, as with any new parent-to-be we are asked a lot of comments posed as questions and most have been positive or said in jest, but there are times even with our good sense of humor they make us pause and think...even question ourselves.
So here I am... just writing all of this out as much for myself as for you guys... So as I prepare for my girls to come home and inundated with questions...here are some of the answers.

Have you lost your mind?!? 
Umm..in a word..Yes! My mind is no longer my own...it is lost to me, and is now filled with thoughts and hopes for my little girls. It is filled with hopes and dreams for us as a new family, and to ease the transition. It means that I am no longer doing what is rational or practical because love isn't practical~its perfect! Love makes us all do crazy stuff...in my case it's adopting 3 amazing little girls!

Do you know what you are doing? 
Nope! Just doing the best I can, and trusting God for the rest. I guess the same could be asked of any woman with a child(ren) on the way... Just because our kids come to us a different way doesn't mean we are better off...just that we have a lot more paperwork! LOL!

Three?!? Instant family, huh?!?
Yep!!! We didn't plan on three, but love it! God knew better than we did..He always does! This process has been quite difficult, and if we do decide to do this again, we would like for it to be a good long while... We like that our girls will be together, they can share their hurts and feelings... They know that there is someone in the family that knows just how they feel. We are a family...that is what it is all about!

So one girl is deaf, can you handle that? 
Yes, we can handle anything together...as a family, as husband & wife, and most important as children of God. It may however be hard...many things in life are hard. Most of them are worth it!
I also have to say how blessed we are that so many friends & family, and their children are learning ASL (American Sign Language) and are eager to be able to talk & play with our little girl.
How cool is that?!?

You are in for it now...do you have any idea how much your life is going to change?
Yes, we are, LOL, and no I do not... How could I? How could any woman? All we know is that life is full of changes...and we can't think of a better one!

All in all~here is what we do know. 

We know that we are on a long journey and a very hard road....
     We also know that with God with us and before us...we can do all things through Him.

We know that there will be sleepless nights...already had a few of those.
     We also know that we are given a set amount of energy; what better way to use it than to help these girls...

We know that there are going to be hard times, and times when we feel like giving up.
     We also know that there are people praying for us...

We know that there are many challenges for our little ones because of their past...also that there are hurts that only God can heal.
     We also know a healer...we know Him by name!

We know we only have one life.
      We also can't think of a better way to spend our time on this earth...
   




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