Older and wise
Last weekend, Bob and I, along with many friends, attended a fundraiser to help prospective families adopt through scholarships. It was a fabulous evening, full of love, support, and a community of people doing the right thing. It got me thinking about adoption more than I have in a while…while I am almost three years into knowing my children, I’ve been reflecting on the period of time when we were in the daunting process. It reminded me of the many people who are searching to build their families and the challenging task that it is to do so. In many cases, it’s so costly it feels insurmountable, thus the fundraising need. However, I wanted to put pen to paper about my experience because, as a result of public adoption, my experience may seem different. I believe I have written about the fact that we found a not for profit agency that provided training, a social worker and many resources to support us through the process of creating our home study, getting certified as f