Aug
13
Where We Left Off… After getting over the initial concern I had about the medical reports, we formally accepted the referrals on our two boys and started planning our first trip to Russia. It took a bit of time after the initial referrals, but we finally got our travel dates for the first week of …
May
11
Where We Left Off… It was September 2003 and I was at a party. I was talking to someone, I don’t remember who, when my cell phone rang. I didn’t even look at the Caller ID before I pressed the talk button, so I was surprised when it was the director of our adoption agency …
Apr
24
I’ve started writing the next segment of my adoption series and it got me to thinking about our first trip to Russia when we met the boys for the very first time. That was such an emotional journey for me, especially the part where I had to come back to Michigan without the boys. I’ll …
Apr
17
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve heard the latest news stories about the family in Tennessee that sent the 7 year old boy back to Russia. The family claimed to be living in fear due to threats the child was making and said they didn’t know what to do anymore. The day this …
Apr
03
With the application filled out and the preliminary paperwork started, our next step in the adoption saga was to begin the home study. We knew only a few things about what to expect, so we were nervous when first meeting with our adoption social worker. For the sake of privacy, we’ll call her T. If …