tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post2020045955324537548..comments2023-05-21T01:06:38.258-07:00Comments on Provided for: where we areUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post-36506949814028399102012-12-27T06:54:42.967-08:002012-12-27T06:54:42.967-08:00It has been a while since I checked in oj your blo...It has been a while since I checked in oj your blog. I am glad that you have finally gotten this out and that you seem to feel comfortable leaning on MY ear for the bad things. I have heard them and I am here to listen! Just always keep with your that you are doing God's work and that he lives and protects you. You are doing a wonderful thing, an amazing job, and I don't think you hear that enough.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11836203931308899757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post-78893498312789135272012-12-07T18:36:36.384-08:002012-12-07T18:36:36.384-08:00what a lovely way to start my day. reading your no...what a lovely way to start my day. reading your note made my heart swell with His love. thanks for loving on your adoption sisters. it means a great deal to me.Ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788911333469115152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post-30117836054238386982012-12-07T18:34:59.887-08:002012-12-07T18:34:59.887-08:00thank you back! i needed the comment too. it is ea...thank you back! i needed the comment too. it is easier knowing others are adrift on the same ocean. the outpouring of support and love has been amazing. so glad i spoke up. if you ever have one of those days where you want to get the kids dressed to go to the dept of ed for enrollment, give me a shout. i'll talk you down off that ledge! scotnvero@aol.comRonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788911333469115152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post-28188322208094273482012-12-07T18:32:04.377-08:002012-12-07T18:32:04.377-08:00yes, we have some serious sibling stuff going on h...yes, we have some serious sibling stuff going on here too. one thing i did not mention is the importance of the established children feeling like they are not alone too. we as parents look to others for support. the children need it too. we just joined a siblings of adopted children support group. it is already helpful. if there isn't one near you, create one of your own! Ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788911333469115152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post-9747680883476790782012-12-06T11:57:41.800-08:002012-12-06T11:57:41.800-08:00I love you for being you, and speaking your truth.... I love you for being you, and speaking your truth. Everyone has problems, feelings, difficulties. There are no checks or balances - more or less – competition for the worst or best. It's just your life. People, especially God's, people often need to be reminded that we are here to love - just love. No judgment, outweighing the good with the worse. It's not a contest – you’re completely entitled to your feelings. Good for you! - blog away sweet sister. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14323268977081269139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post-34692101688844565052012-12-05T19:08:08.925-08:002012-12-05T19:08:08.925-08:00Thank you I needed this! I too home school and fe...Thank you I needed this! I too home school and feel the same way you do. There is more to life than grades and what we are teaching our children through adoption means so much more! I need to hear this also because I have non home schooling family and friends who don't understand and I can't talk to them because their solution would be to put them in shcool! Berry Adventuresomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05571603130077109572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post-68456779843512510142012-11-30T00:57:21.710-08:002012-11-30T00:57:21.710-08:00It's been hard for me lately, too, and I keep ...It's been hard for me lately, too, and I keep telling myself this is normal, while, at the same time, I reach out to friends and books for advice, reassurance, and a pat on the back because I need to know if I'm going a good job when my oldest, it turned out, sabotaged her new sister terribly from day one and I didn't even know it.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033823622722768455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post-78354885876853444382012-11-29T12:11:55.932-08:002012-11-29T12:11:55.932-08:00okay! I should have thought of him for yours too!!...okay! I should have thought of him for yours too!!!Now We R 4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07660265542333601827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post-7446246667681484052012-11-28T20:08:36.749-08:002012-11-28T20:08:36.749-08:00i am writing your brother to get your email, sweet...i am writing your brother to get your email, sweet adoption sister. can't wait to hear how he is too. we will connect soon. God bless you, P, M, and little guy. <br /><br />VRonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788911333469115152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post-79447557148778564972012-11-26T23:39:25.124-08:002012-11-26T23:39:25.124-08:00Oh THANK YOU.
Thank thank thank you. I confess bei...Oh THANK YOU.<br />Thank thank thank you. I confess being a blog drop-out, and for almost all the reasons you listed. The times I have actually shared my moments of reality to the innocent "how are you doing" asker, I have always regretted it. Always felt more isolated and desperately misunderstood and alone. I am sorry for being a silent reader to your blog... I have always appreciated your reality. But thank you for the deeper look. We too are in the weeds choking sometimes for breath and respite. For someone to understand that just because it is very hard and I struggle, doesn't mean I don't really love my child. Just because I might say, "I can't do this" doesn't mean they have to stay away because they don't know what to do or say. Just because the fire glows red with the dross of the me that needs desperate refining, doesn't mean I can't be redeemed and be to my family what God can make me to be, and it doesn't mean that God doesn't have a good plan for my child/children. Thank you for deflating the "competition of hardness." It is a real temptation to look at my situation and wonder why I am having such a hard time compared with... Oh I am going on and on, you just brought up every thought and struggle we go through daily. I laughed because I too have struggling blog posts in my draft box and in my head a thousand times over. Oh you have unleashed me... sorry, but thank you. Do you (by grace) still have our email? I can't find yours that Patrick brought home in March. If you do, please write. We would love to reconnect. I wish we lived closer! I have had the blog itch growing... this may just push me over the edge... if so, can I post some or all of what you have written (giving credit of course, and a link to your blog if that is okay?) Sorry so long. Thank you for your courage to be transparent. May God grant those in your home peace and confidence beyond measure, and may he whisper His huge love to you in ways that go so deep it marvels you. Hoping I land soon with a heart as tender as yours. Thank you.Now We R 4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07660265542333601827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post-27860675827958236212012-11-26T18:55:41.736-08:002012-11-26T18:55:41.736-08:00lets plan coffee!! You're not alone!! Praying...lets plan coffee!! You're not alone!! Praying for and with you!!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06321024570196248041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post-28151837094668781162012-11-26T10:49:13.391-08:002012-11-26T10:49:13.391-08:00Amen! I'm so proud of you! I am here for you a...Amen! I'm so proud of you! I am here for you always... Prayers prayers and more prayers...Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491557956365930179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4050359418741829063.post-22085130501549767852012-11-26T10:19:06.972-08:002012-11-26T10:19:06.972-08:00Amen and amen!Amen and amen!Connie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105757409356865785noreply@blogger.com