Grace in a Time of Trouble
Do you remember the little girl 'Grace' that I posted about previously? She was one of the children who was flown out of Haiti soon after the major earthquake. She lives very close to me and I have routine contact with her aunt. She is doing very well. She came to her family at three years old. She was severely malnourished and struggled in many areas. Next week, she will be five years old. Wow! It doesn't seem like it could be that long. Yet, fifteen months ago almost to the day, Grace was flown from her native home of Port-au-Prince, Haiti to join her forever family.
She is doing so well. She loves school and is a buddy to all of her teachers… [more]
On Sharing Pre-Adoption History
When you have adopted a child, you are faced with many issues. One of them is whether or not to share the circumstances of their adoption with others.
When we adopted our first child from Viet Nam, I remember reading a book about keeping the adopted child’s history private. It had never occurred to me to keep any information confidential prior to reading that. I was 21 years old. At the time I felt very mature and capable. When I look back on it, I realize how young I was. I made a lot of mistakes as a new mom, but I am proud to say that I was mature enough to follow the wise counsel… [more]
