So, Now What? When what we thought was "Happily Ever After" turns out to be the beginning.: July 2011

Friday, July 8, 2011

Another Milestone (To me anyhow)

In 2007 we attended the balloon fest in Provo, UT. We had just decided that we were going to adopt siblings from Liberia, West Africa. We didn't know their names or faces or anything, but we knew then that we would find them.

While we were at the fest we saw a family with triplets from Ethiopia. They were babies and we imagined what it would be like for our new children to have this experience. We knew they would be older and understand more than those babies.

Every year after that, when balloon fest time rolled around I would think about my two kids that were missing it yet again and feel a little sad. This year was different!! Here we are! Complete! Together! and finally experiencing this as a family united!!

This picture is going on the fridge!

Why the new blog

On January 24th, 2011, I arrived home from Liberia, West Africa with my two beautiful children. Three years of prayer had been answered.
When my 17 month old was terrified of them and my 12 year old fell into tears in my arms the first day, because, "the house felt so different with them here," I realized this is not the end of the story. This is the first meeting. The rest has been back story. We still have the misunderstanding and character conflict before we reach our true "Happily Ever After."
I thought our adjustment might be helpful or at least amusing for people to read.
How often does it happen that when our prayers are answered, we ask ourselves the question, "So, now what do I do?"
Love to all,
Adrienne