tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784135403058574688.post1931223453222371351..comments2023-03-25T03:46:29.201-05:00Comments on Our Ethiopian Adoption Journey: View from the TopChad, Laura, Sara and Sethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10600626654475749083noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784135403058574688.post-57051338025541202382010-10-06T09:06:44.170-05:002010-10-06T09:06:44.170-05:00It's like a huge exhale...now I can see the li...It's like a huge exhale...now I can see the little faces I have loved so much even before referral. They are etched in my mind even though their sweet pictures are everywhere in my house and office. Hope we get good news by Friday!<br /><br />shirley<br />*waiting with you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784135403058574688.post-36224794070396991722010-10-06T01:16:23.972-05:002010-10-06T01:16:23.972-05:00These have been wonderful to read. I'm still w...These have been wonderful to read. I'm still waiting for my referral but it's nice to get some ideas of what it will be like on the way down. ; ) xxLa Belle Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992480119481525723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784135403058574688.post-18203496850381076362010-10-05T20:16:41.324-05:002010-10-05T20:16:41.324-05:00Great analogy. I would have to agree that the wai...Great analogy. I would have to agree that the wait for referral was harder than the post referral wait. Post referral (waiting for Visa)has been frustrating, but not as stressful as waiting for referral. I really hope and pray that you get your court date soon!<br />AnnaAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535250921260115998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784135403058574688.post-20452753413434984202010-10-05T20:04:27.446-05:002010-10-05T20:04:27.446-05:00Well said Laura!
Being as close as we are to gett...Well said Laura!<br /><br />Being as close as we are to getting the visa and traveling, I can say that the climb up the mountain to the peak (referral) was much harder than making our way back down. <br /><br />Having a little girl to love (even as far away as she is) has really helped me get to this point. Getting monthly photos helps so much too - a little face to look at and fall more and more in love with every day. The wait for the visa is hard because it's the final step and takes a ridiculously long amount of time but when the end is in sight, it feels sooo good.<br /><br />I can't wait for you to get your court date and be one step closer.<br /><br />I was eating red licorice while I wrote that. : )Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989466282881739783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784135403058574688.post-26703982124042591552010-10-05T15:59:12.357-05:002010-10-05T15:59:12.357-05:00So true Laura!
I hope you get your court date soon...So true Laura!<br />I hope you get your court date soon!! Like tomorrow.<br />Hoping we will be in Ethiopia in November!!<br />Aliciaalicianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784135403058574688.post-49695089710467608482010-10-05T15:39:11.639-05:002010-10-05T15:39:11.639-05:00Dae, I can certainly see your prespective without ...Dae, I can certainly see your prespective without question, especially with the bankruptcy.<br /><br />This is where my head is at today, but it does not mean I will feel the same tomorrow, or next week, or next month. I know we still have along way to go, but I am trying to take it all in stride. I was a mess of nerves and anxiety for a year before our referral, barely sleeping and obsessing - I just can't do that to myself again with this wait. So as a coping mechanism I think I have tucked Seth away in my mind to protect my heart. I just can't make him real yet. Scared to leap, scare to jump.<br /><br />All I know is that for now, today, I am sleeping and living better than I have in a year. But ask me how I am feeling about this analogy in a few months from now and I might just throw it right out the window and join your side of mountain :).<br /><br />LauraChad, Laura, Sara and Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10600626654475749083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784135403058574688.post-49901164556881246022010-10-05T15:05:59.511-05:002010-10-05T15:05:59.511-05:00I found the post referral part much harder, but we...I found the post referral part much harder, but we had a very long wait for court and then of course all the chaos of the bankruptcy. It was harder because once you see that face, there is a person that you know and love that you are in jeopardy of losing. Every moment of our 8 month wait from referral to travel I was in fear of losing our little man. I found the pre-referral wait hard because of the unknown, but post referral wait was filled with bone chilling fear for me. So I guess in your anaology, going down hill is easier, but so is slipping and breaking your neck as you tumble off the cliff. Also looking down always brings out the fear. So your analogy works still but just in a different way for some of us. :)Dancin' Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175556283270099593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784135403058574688.post-91665358660665085832010-10-05T13:05:07.062-05:002010-10-05T13:05:07.062-05:00That is a great analogy!That is a great analogy!Sharlahttp://pocketsofchange.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784135403058574688.post-39689365840653115672010-10-05T11:56:19.123-05:002010-10-05T11:56:19.123-05:00Hang in there Laura. The end is in sight!!!Hang in there Laura. The end is in sight!!!Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05565109368542827752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784135403058574688.post-24060276280657101902010-10-05T10:59:36.909-05:002010-10-05T10:59:36.909-05:00Wow, what a great way to see it!!!
Thanks for shar...Wow, what a great way to see it!!!<br />Thanks for sharing that, I hope I have that feeling soon but for now I hope your court date will be coming soon!<br /><br />MariaMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18128972405143996217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2784135403058574688.post-78677920087761816852010-10-05T09:47:46.199-05:002010-10-05T09:47:46.199-05:00I hope your court date is just around the corner, ...I hope your court date is just around the corner, too. Thinking of you!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430965722326829196noreply@blogger.com