Trucking Along...

Well, I've been confused. And well, a little discouraged, and then I stopped. Now we're trucking along...again. I think we'll wait until winter to make any big decisions. But it's good to know that we are just that much closer to having a child in our home.

There are many things that we'll have to think about, living in rural Alaska. But they're mini challenges and I refuse to give up just because things might not go according to my plan. Ha! Oh, that's funny. My plan. My plan no longer exists, and I'm a-okay with that! Now we have a new plan, and I'm pretty sure I won't miss the old plan at all!

The word is getting out now, and for the most part, I think just about everyone we know, and even some we don't know, know that we hope to add through our family through adoption. I've been doing more research, and soul searching, and hopefully soon we'll know which way to go.

We are facing our first challenge happily, and while we are now considering options that we wouldn't have considered before, I feel confident that it will only lead us to the right path. The one in which we are destined to take.

Have a happy day!

Baby Steps or Leaps and Bounds?

I'm stuck. I do this, I realize, and I know it's annoying. I go, go, go, then stop when I begin to feel slightly overwhelmed and confused. I'm not stopping permanently, I promise, we have been talking a lot, trying to figure out how to move forward.

This week we have been approached by a co-worker of Sparky's about taking in a 2 & 4 year old. I have no idea where she got this information, but apparently she knows of these toddler siblings that are eligible for adoption. I'm unsure of how I really feel about this. Part of me wants to jump, run to the nearest fingerprinting place and start the process yesterday. Part of me is scared silly at the thought of parenting two willfull toddlers at once. Instantly. So, we're pondering. And while I'm sure that these two little ones will find a good home, we are giving it serious thought and consideration.

We are also still considering searching for our own birthmother, or as a new development seeking adoption through the foster care system. We're reading, thinking and praying, and hoping that soon we will have the courage and confidence to push forward with whatever our decision will be. And I'm quite confident that it could, would and should be a combination of options.

So, that's our news. Hope you're having a happy day!