tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925959104562250919.post2571902567352349159..comments2023-07-27T23:50:16.933-07:00Comments on Adoption & Foster Care: My Personal Experiences: The Waiting PlaceMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12151910762502998483noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925959104562250919.post-3383604449296641482011-03-16T13:09:10.348-07:002011-03-16T13:09:10.348-07:00You don't know me but I found your blog throug...You don't know me but I found your blog through a few other blogs that I read. Just wanted to send you a cyber hug and to tell you that you aren't alone. We waited 3 years to be chosen by another birth mom. We were extremely productive and had literally done it all. It's been the hardest 3 years and has drug me to my knees more than I can count on all fingers and toes. I get the waiting, the pain, the anger, the hurt, the endless hope, etc. If you need a friend, feel free to contact me! www.friendshipdaisies.blogspot.comLesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914937707994181733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925959104562250919.post-12642690987021290252011-03-12T12:42:32.038-08:002011-03-12T12:42:32.038-08:00This is exactly where I am right now -- the waitin...This is exactly where I am right now -- the waiting place. Sometimes the waiting place is a barren desert, and sometimes it's full of hope and friendship, and sometimes it's just pain. I completely understand.LeMirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196699524583350846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925959104562250919.post-69489341675253765952011-03-12T05:43:41.018-08:002011-03-12T05:43:41.018-08:00My heart aches for you. Although I've given bi...My heart aches for you. Although I've given birth to 4 children, I dealt with secondary infertility so I know a small part of how you are feeling. Now, 11 years later, I see how the Lord's hand was in our lives and I appreciate God's great love and how it is shown in the trials. <br /><br />At that time I felt the opposite- that God must not love me, or I was a horrible person. Now I see God in those times as crying with me, hurting with me. He knew that all was working together for my good, for my entire family's good, but I'm sure He mourned with me. I think He wished that I not torture myself so much. <br /><br />Keep an eternal perspective, turn to those things that bring you comfort and joy. Seek out scriptures that are about hope, joy, blessings. Reach out to people who love you and let them buoy you up. You will become a forever Mom, wait upon the Lord and He will bless you in many ways!jendoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010044127553834584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925959104562250919.post-1709912847887318482011-03-11T15:18:31.265-08:002011-03-11T15:18:31.265-08:00Thanks for the great quote. Right now I am waiting...Thanks for the great quote. Right now I am waiting on my husband to agree that we have a daughter with HIV half way across the world that is going to stretch our faith and wallets farther than they have every been stretched. <br /><br />So it is nice to read blogs like yours that remind me that my timetable is not God's timetable. And that after we have done all we can do we just have to sit back, have faith and wait.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03779770874867573087noreply@blogger.com