Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Fresh Hope ...

Some of you will already know this but I want to give an update of where our adoption journey is leading now … As all of you know wait times for China have grown out of control and the uncertainty is very frustrating (to say the least).

Last night Larry & I attended the first night of PRIDE (Parenting Resources Information Development Education) training. We are participating in these sessions because we have made the decision to peruse domestic adoption while we wait for our little one from China. This was a tough decision but we feel that it is the right choice for us at this point in our lives. Regardless of the outcome, this training will be very valuable in the future for us as parents to our child or children … whatever the plan may be. We have many sessions of the PRIDE training to come over the next couple months and look forward to learning together.


DISCLAIMER:
THIS IN NO WAY MEANS WE ARE GIVING UP ON OUR ADOPTION FROM CHINA.




When Larry and I got home last night from the training session, I stepped out of the car guess what I heard ... SPRING PEEPERS!! What a wonderful sign of spring! We have been having some spring like weather finally and tomorrow is supposed to be another nice day.




I woke up this morning with a sore throat, achy ears, nagging cough and a headache. I hope I am feeling good enough to go for a nice long walk after work tomorrow that always makes me feel better.

12 comments:

Dawn and Dale said...

Yeah!!! Soooo excited for you guys!!! :)

Doesn't it feel good to be physically "doing something" again???!! :)

DND said...

I hope you feel better.

I'm excited for you.

Sampsons said...

That's exciting!!! You'll find your child exactly where s/he is waiting for you... N

OH MY #6 said...

get better!

Lea

kerri said...

So excited for you!!
Hope your cold is getting better. :)

4D said...

That is great! Keeps you busy and prepares for you a possible eventuality.

Feel better soon!

Keep smilin!

Fliss and Mike Adventures said...

Hope that you are feeling better soon... I think it is great that you are also going for Domestic Adoption as well... best of luck with that...

redmaryjanes said...

I am very excited for you guys and would do the same thing if I were in your shoes.
I look forward to following your new journey!

Snickerdoodle said...

I'm so excited for you. Your children will find their way to you!

How wonderful!!


Snick :)

Anonymous said...

We did PRIDE almost a year ago. We had to do it for our China adoption. It's not too bad, I actually enjoyed parts of it.
Remember everyday your another day closer to your child where ever they may be.
Hope your feeling better soon.

Brandi said...

How exciting!

Hope you feel better soon!

Gail said...

How exciting for you! Keep us updated Nikki.

Hope you are feeling better...