tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post4041818300422785646..comments2023-04-22T17:15:15.867-05:00Comments on 3 Continents... 1 Family: One Month HomeGaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958267663405508736noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post-7181499241917214842010-05-16T21:40:06.556-05:002010-05-16T21:40:06.556-05:00Gayla,
I also BAWLED as we were driving to the a...Gayla, <br /><br />I also BAWLED as we were driving to the airport. I mean like a crazy person. I cried b/c our daughter was loosing part of her heritage. And try as we might, we can never give it to her. Not completely. I cried b/c our adoption trip was over. I cried b/c her birth family has lost something so beautiful. I mean I was a WRECK. One might think I would be happy to get home, but the sadness of everything just overwhelmed me. <br /><br />I write this to you b/c I thought I was alone!!!! Thank you for sharing!!! Thank you!!!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11194722487655334642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post-64834737835124837072010-05-16T08:44:16.501-05:002010-05-16T08:44:16.501-05:00I cannot stop the tears streaming down my cheeks. ...I cannot stop the tears streaming down my cheeks. What a beautiful post, and a darling girl. We are in the beginning stages of our adoption process. We too are adopting from Ethiopia. Thanks you for sharing your heart. I am following now, as I cannot wait to read the rest of your story!Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435587559894367861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post-61132988288695389432010-05-10T11:43:50.468-05:002010-05-10T11:43:50.468-05:00I love it. And I so get that whole won't be Et...I love it. And I so get that whole won't be Ethiopian deal and the robbery of Ethiopia. I know that's the deal with my friends who have the orphanage in Kenya - they want those kids to stay there so they can be light and life and the future of Kenya - however, your little Lilah needs YOU where YOU are and where SHE is, or she wouldn't be with you where she is. Who knows where she will end up and how she may even possibly affect Ethiopia because she was brought here. Blah, blah, blah... nothing you don't already know.<br /><br />love ya!Sohailahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07705675992572434472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post-30591358571498935982010-05-08T14:05:56.803-05:002010-05-08T14:05:56.803-05:00So wonderful to read your journey and "meet&q...So wonderful to read your journey and "meet" your beautiful new addition. She looks like sunshine!<br /><br />Congrats to you and the Gower clan!michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11732461759449365762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post-63455872330749421062010-04-27T21:40:27.682-05:002010-04-27T21:40:27.682-05:00Okay, so I'm officially stalking your blog! W...Okay, so I'm officially stalking your blog! We just got on the wait list to adopt a girl age 0-30 months from Ethiopia through Gladney. I found you through the Gladney FBI website and am so grateful for all you've shared here! We expect to be getting the older end of the age range, but after reading the first few chapters of Toddler Adoption, The Weaver's Craft, I got nervous about the fact that our adopted daughter will likely be a toddler. I have 3 biological kids so I've done the toddler thing but the book just got me scared that adopting a child at the toddler age is terrible. So, it is really encouraging to hear things are going well for you guys. Lilah is absolutely adorable, by the way! Huge congratulations on your new princess!It Feels Like Chaoshttp://itfeelslikechaos.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post-15156788130375808272010-04-27T11:53:47.916-05:002010-04-27T11:53:47.916-05:00Gayla,
She is beyond beautiful, and she really do...Gayla,<br /><br />She is beyond beautiful, and she really does seem to be doing amazing. <br /><br />I had the boys here when I finally decided to catch up on reading blogs, and when they saw her picture they went crazy. They were yelling "Abeba" "Abeba". When I told them that she came to America, they were so excited. <br /><br />Hope the good times keep up for you guys.Maribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093530908742738904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post-4240810289519412972010-04-24T15:28:54.442-05:002010-04-24T15:28:54.442-05:00sorry - teary-eyedsorry - teary-eyedSylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026956107532428860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post-7049873572775310042010-04-24T15:27:41.274-05:002010-04-24T15:27:41.274-05:00Your writing about your experiences has been so in...Your writing about your experiences has been so inspired and heart-warming and real. If I was thinking of adopting, I would come running to you for help and advice. I so love your blog - only discovered it just before you entered the adoption process and have followed you ever since. Usually end up with goosebumps and tery-eyed.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026956107532428860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post-9068451909492449192010-04-24T10:41:18.821-05:002010-04-24T10:41:18.821-05:00Beautiful post! I felt the exact same way when lea...Beautiful post! I felt the exact same way when leaving Ethiopia with my 10 month old. I cried for her, and for Ethiopia. I have been talking to my husband about moving there! Your daughter is gorgeous!<br />~AnneAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890145434015694326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post-9792858101062092412010-04-23T23:55:23.635-05:002010-04-23T23:55:23.635-05:00I love, love, love reading your posts!
Thank yo...I love, love, love reading your posts! <br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing your journey with all of us! <br /><br />Your stories warm my heart and are a help as we wait for our little girl! <br /><br />Blessings!<br /><br />ChristineThe Mathews Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180567035123989931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post-78315050221163594692010-04-23T21:58:32.219-05:002010-04-23T21:58:32.219-05:00I am so glad that life is settling in well. And r...I am so glad that life is settling in well. And regarding communication - I just tell my kids that when women become Mommies, God gives them superpowers to know exactly when our children are doing something naughty. They asked me how I always know when they do something wrong. Frankly, it's because they always have guilt written all over their faces and they are terrible liars (thankfully!), but I like them to believe I have super powers. It's more cool to them. :)<br /><br />About the heartbreak in the airport. With our first adoption, I was just clinging on for dear life. But with the second, I remember sitting in the airplane as we taxied away from the gate and saying to my son, as I bawled, "say good-bye to China sweet boy. It will never be your country again." It really broke my heart for him that he couldn't grow up in the country in which he was born. I knew all the blessings that he would have (good health care for his ongoing needs, good education, parents to love him forever), but it made me really sad that China wouldn't be "his" any more. It's a complicated feeling because you want so badly for them to be able to grow in their homeland, but you also want them to be your child with ever fiber of your being.Kimberliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682309129537807752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post-67937217898531300932010-04-23T18:04:49.005-05:002010-04-23T18:04:49.005-05:00LOVE this post! She is blessed to have you guys an...LOVE this post! She is blessed to have you guys and you are blessed to have her. She is a DOLL:)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18237869062573215728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531610805993268481.post-80843102076248157062010-04-23T16:26:04.267-05:002010-04-23T16:26:04.267-05:00I LOVE the fact that we shared so much of Ethiopia...I LOVE the fact that we shared so much of Ethiopia together! And I had TOTALLY forgotten about chewing out the stewardess under my breath! :) <br />The pics are amazing and I am so glad that things are going well. She is a dream! <br /><br />LOVE you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04840768976050206912noreply@blogger.com