Perceptions..

This journey has been long.  It has been tough..and heartbreaking at times but I truly believe with all my heart that good will come out of this.  There will be a happy ending. I'm not saying that it is definitely going to be the ending that I am expecting but good will come out of this experience..this dream of ours.

What really breaks my heart every day are the perceptions of adoption that so many people now have as they watch our family wait for literally years for our daughter.  I know when so many shake their heads and can't believe the timeframe it does seem quite unbeleivable but I want people to know that adoption isn't always as challenging as this.  Not everyone's story is like ours in fact I know so many people that waited a relatively short time for their babe.  My dream would be to inspire someone else to bring home a child through adoption if that is what is in their hearts, not to feel discouraged through our journey.  Adoption is beautiful and risky but so worth it.

I pray with everything in me that we are joined with our daughter soon.  We long to finally look into her eyes but I also know that if the unthinkable happens and our course changes direction then we have planted a seed in our son's hearts.  They perceive adoption as a beaufiful way to build a family.  It is normal for them to speak about adoption.  They have friends who were adopted and they think it's "cool"...our son's friends ask me a lot of questions which is so wonderful to have a natural conversation about something that when I was growing up was kept in a "hushed" tone.

I guess these thoughts have been heavy on me lately. 

Praying for good news soon.

xo