tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827464828035805553.post6197098396873016037..comments2013-09-30T12:10:25.286-07:00Comments on Imagery of My Heart: Some thoughts...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03826999190953747505noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827464828035805553.post-57546944933249667752012-11-21T21:55:55.406-08:002012-11-21T21:55:55.406-08:00Oh Kat, thank you for loving our girl! She will ha...Oh Kat, thank you for loving our girl! She will have lots of surrogate "aunties" I believe. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826999190953747505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827464828035805553.post-3142425894502505392012-11-20T21:43:56.634-08:002012-11-20T21:43:56.634-08:00"It won't affect where the child's so..."It won't affect where the child's soul goes, but what will that attitude do to our souls?" Wow! I love this! And I am here to tell you that this little girl captured my heart as well, therefore, in the event you start handing out applications for additional family members (side note: I'm sure your family is lovely, I didn't take your words to mean anything awful about your family;) ) such a sister, cousin, heck I'd even step in as a second cousin once removed, I'll happily fill out the form. In other words, I support you and we are so happy to be witness to your beautiful journey! God bless, Katrina Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14998363577034496926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827464828035805553.post-3996877226917276642012-11-20T08:15:42.014-08:002012-11-20T08:15:42.014-08:00Thank you for praying for our girl. It means so mu...Thank you for praying for our girl. It means so much to me to know others care. I believe our family and friends will come around. It is just hard for them to accept change. I guess it's like a name that people don't like. Once the child is born and has the name, no one remembers that they didn't like it, they only associate it with that precious child.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826999190953747505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827464828035805553.post-89383805489537699382012-11-20T08:13:18.496-08:002012-11-20T08:13:18.496-08:00Thank you for sharing that. I am incredibly encour...Thank you for sharing that. I am incredibly encouraged and uplifted by other people's experiences...and I believe it better prepares us for what to expect from all angles.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826999190953747505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827464828035805553.post-62088487296920858372012-11-17T06:22:34.803-08:002012-11-17T06:22:34.803-08:00My name is Andrea Roseman and I just wanted to sha...My name is Andrea Roseman and I just wanted to share with you all that my children and I have been praying for Carolina to get a home for 2 years. Even when I would forget to pray, my kids never did. She is prayed for before every meal that we eat and when we are eating with others my kids always explain who Carolina is :o When I went on last night to check, like I often do, I was so excited to see that she is being adopted. I was even more excited this morning when I realized that you had a blog that I could follow as you go through the process. We will continue to pray for your family as you walk through this process. Our best friends have adopted and some of their family is not supportive either. I hate that for you all. You know that God has called you to do this, and that is what you have to stand on right now! I can't wait until Carolina is at home with you and her siblings where she belongs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1827464828035805553.post-71399724842089858212012-11-17T04:50:32.662-08:002012-11-17T04:50:32.662-08:00The first time we adopted, our kids were totally o...The first time we adopted, our kids were totally on-board, our extended families were OK, our friends were not supportive. Our daughter was a 4 year old, originally adopted from Russia, whose adoption disrupted because her original family was not comfortable with her special needs. Our daughter has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Our friends told us horror stories about kids who had been adopted with FAS. My friend, who has adopted twice, said she would take a child with any special need except for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Now that Kristina has been home for three years, they love her and accept her. Kristina is not Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, she is a precious little person who adores Thomas the Tank Engine, loves gymnastics, and swims like a fish.<br /><br />Then, last year, we told everyone we were adopting an 11 year old boy who's adoptin had failed after 6 years with his first adoptive family. Our sone had been diagnosed with RAD, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, and ADHD. He had been placed in the foster care system, and spent five months living at the juvenile detention center because his parents abandoned him there. No foster families in our state were willing to take him, so they called us. We had to quickly get foster licensed to bring him home. (It's possible to get foster licensed in one month!.) this time, our family and friends were totally supportive. They had seen the changes and healing in Kristina. We did not hear one negative or cautionary comment about adopting him.<br /><br />So, once you get Carolina home, your family and friends will learn to love her. She won't be "that little girl with special needs," she will just be your precious, beautiful daughter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com