It's easy to get caught up in what we don't have or what we thought we'd have but we do have so much to be thankful for. One of my goals this year is to fill the place I currently have and grow there. I'm privileged to be a work at home mom and I want to continue to grow in my current professional roles as an online teacher and teacher trainer. I also have a pretty awesome husband who does a great job of supporting me and I want to support him in his professional role and in his role as a super dad. I'm especially blessed to be the mom of an amazing 7 year old and I want to be present for her, encourage her dreams, and support her interests even if they aren't my interests.
The other quote that fits our current life is...
As hopeful as we've been throughout our journey to adoption, it's been hard not to get frustrated with our agency. While they kept us updated each month with the number of profiles sent out and they continued to seem hopeful, the reality is, they didn't help us create a potential match in almost 3 years. We will forever be grateful to them because it is through them that we connected with Avery's amazing birthmother. After much soul searching, we severed our ties with them about a month ago. We are still very much trying to grow our family through adoption, but at this point we are "free agents" and we hope to complete our adoption independent of an agency. Feel free to ask us what that means if you aren't sure. :-) So, our dreams of growing our family haven't changed, but maybe the pathway to get there has.
I know I've mentioned Avery's birthmother several times in blog posts and she is one of our biggest cheerleaders in our dreams for a second adoption. I'll leave you with this tear-jerker of a letter she wrote on our behalf.
I'm a friend of Priscilla's, and this post has moved me to tears! You hear the cliche - beauty from ashes, but here is a living example! My life has also been blessed by adoption. My prayers are with you as you wait for His perfect timing!
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