Comments on: Joy

By: laural

laural — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:52:46 +0000

I have tears streaming down my face as I read these posts. They are all so true. Children are amazing little people. Cherish each and every day with the ones you love.

By: rosie

rosie — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:28:20 +0000

Joy: sitting in a row on Sundays, me on one end, DH on the other, five scrubbed and shining faces in between. Everyone of them a gift beyond measure. And the littlest from China? Well, I wouldn’t be surprised if she walked on water. She’s that amazing…

By: wait4ever

wait4ever — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:31:31 +0000

I try to remember to balance the bad with the good. I am lucky for all the people in my life that I love and they love me. Just hard sometimes because I know what I am missing out on too. I work with a girl who is pregnant with her 2nd baby (her 1st is 9 months old) and she has a restraining order against the father. He has no job and she gets welfare(that I pay for in taxes). It works on my nerves that my husband and I have no children and we could provide so much love and a happy home.

By: j4m4w

j4m4w — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:40:07 +0000

Beautiful!

By: Trace7

Trace7 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:18:54 +0000

I have never been happier in my life. The joy outweighs it all. I never knew that being a parent would be this amazing, and I treasure every second of it.

Tracy – very happy mama of our 22-month old adorable Charlotte Rui <3

By: cab21404

cab21404 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:23:58 +0000

As angry as I am toward the process in China, I am thankfull for one thing. This looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong wait has allowed my wife and I to take a class to become certified foster parents here in Suffolk County, NY . Our certification will be done by the end of August and anytime after that we could have a placement for a child.

It is exciting to know that soon we will be come parents to a foster child. We were told that aprox 30% of the children that get placed in homes are made available for adoption. So there is a chance that a child we get will become our forever child.

But what ever happens we will be able to provide a home and some stability for a child who needs it. So am I angry with China, SURE EM. However it is now allowing us to take care of one of our local children.

Matt and Laura
L I , NY
LID 10/13/06

By: waiting4Ash

waiting4Ash — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:08:33 +0000

Holding out for the JOY!!!

By: schickelkb3

schickelkb3 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:56:24 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more! The joy certainly outweighs everything negative. Once we got our first daughter home and got used to parenting, it all fell into place. I can’t wait to get our second home to continue on this journey!

Beth
LID for #2 4/21/06

By: Mom2Isabel

Mom2Isabel — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:16:20 +0000

speedracer,
You brought tears to my eyes just reading it. I would have been bawling if it happened to me.

My 2yr old,on the other hand, says such endearing things as last week’s gem:

After walking up to me working at the computer…
Me: I smell poopie.
Isabel: Me or you?

She cracks me up and fills my life with more laughter than I ever thought imaginable.

Laureen
http://www.babysites.com/sites/laureenmary

By: speedracer

speedracer — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:07:36 +0000

Yep, nothing like eating dinner together and looking over at my 2yr old and having her say with all senserity, ‘Dreams come true Daddy’.