My Forever Friend

The year that Todd and I got married, we adopted our golden retreiver, Bryce. He was two years old when we adopted him. He is the greatest pet I could ever imagine having. He is loyal, sweet, and affectionate. I can't imagine not having him around. Since we haven't had any children yet, he has become our child. While we were going our fertility treatments, he was always so loyal. I remmber laying the couch crying about having another failed pregnancy and Bryce jumping on the couch laying his head on my stomach and staring at me with sad eyes. When I talk to Bryce, he look at me and moves his head from side to side. I just knows he is listening. I try not to think about the time when he is not around. I will be heartbroken. I can't wait for him to meet Sarah. He is so good with children. I just love, love him!

Waiting....

Last week I had a hard time dealing with the wait. When we began our adoption process, the wait was about 6-9 months and now the wait is two years. Adoptive families that received referrals this month from China have waited two years. Waiting is so difficult. There are times that I am okay with the wait and othere times it is so heartbreaking. One day last week, after talking with our adoption coordinator, I just cried and cried. Our adoption coordinator, Tina, is wonderful, but unfortunately she has no control over when we will recieve our referral. I was just thinking last night of how much time we spend in life just waiting. I know that God has the perfect child picked out for us and I just need to believe in that, but it is so hard sometimes. I think of the family and friends in our life that have children and I know that they would wait forever for their children because they love them so much and know that they belong in their family. So, I am going to sit and wait for the child God has designed for us. It feels strange at times, but I love that little one so much, yet I have never seen her sweet little face.

About us

My husband, Todd and I are in the process of adopting a little girl from China. We LID June 20th, 2006. When we started this process in 2006, the wait was about 7-9 months, but as you can see, the wait has gotten longer and longer. We are using a small adoption agency in Georgia. They are wonderful and supportive. The wait would be so much worse if they weren't as wonderful. We are so excited about the adoption, we talk about it everyday and dream about how it's going to be when our little one is finally here. We have decided to name our little girl Sarah Grace. After years of fertility treatments, we are so ready to be parents. Todd and I are both 35 and this will be our first child. We live in Lexington, South Carolina and have been married for six years. I love being married and I can't wait for us to be parents.