tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552504420654263428.post4472394713161322310..comments2023-05-08T02:18:12.742-05:00Comments on Pilgrimage: Revisiting UgandaMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13256431792935883542noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552504420654263428.post-8918494385658047592009-03-20T19:05:00.000-05:002009-03-20T19:05:00.000-05:00Your words are beautiful Melissa. Thank you for a...Your words are beautiful Melissa. Thank you for always speaking truth.jenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144805211436727067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552504420654263428.post-46092788336054715832009-03-15T22:33:00.000-05:002009-03-15T22:33:00.000-05:00Thank you for posting that. We brought our son fr...Thank you for posting that. We brought our son from Guatemala home in October of 2008. It took us almost 3 years, and many times we didn't think he would ever come home. I knew all along God was in control and all of this pain was for a reason. Again thanks for posting. <BR/><BR/>I feel God might possibly be leading us down the adoption road again. I have been drawn towards Uganda for some reason. I cannot find an agency that works in that country. Do you know of one? <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your time. I have thoroughly enjoyed my visit here.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161725763167211947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552504420654263428.post-24430809069503579612009-03-14T19:08:00.000-05:002009-03-14T19:08:00.000-05:00Thank you for articulating this! We are in the mi...Thank you for articulating this! We are in the middle of our Ugandan adoption and have felt some of the pain. And I TOTALLY agree. <BR/><BR/>Our situation was one where we were in Uganda and we identified the child. I felt like I cared, loved, and was very much called to our child...but something lingered. Until we had a day where we really thought everything was going to fall apart. It was THEN that I realized just how much I wanted it. Your post helped me see this in a new light. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552504420654263428.post-83355684208816037832009-03-13T23:48:00.000-05:002009-03-13T23:48:00.000-05:00(can't wait for future installments, hurry it up a...(can't wait for future installments, hurry it up already)<BR/><BR/>I read this book while I was pregnant with J and C. The Birth Book. It was all on natural birth/midwifery/labor/delivery, the whole deal.<BR/><BR/>The best advice I got from that book was this: The pain you are feeling while your experiencing contractions has a purpose, to bring life into the world. Do not numb the pain. Feel it. Experience it. It has purpose and it's a good purpose. The second piece of advice I really clung to was not to become rigid and contract all my muscles but to remain relaxed and open. The entire time I was at home (and then taken to the hospital with J) birthing my boys I was thinking, "My pain has a purpose. Open open open." :o) lol<BR/><BR/>I know that sounds maybe a little corny, especially when dealing with adoption, however, I think it applies in different ways.<BR/><BR/>I have absolutely NO CLUE what I am about to experience in less than 2 months. I do not understand how hard it is going to be, how much I will miss my boys, what kind of hissy fit I will throw if I am attacked by roaches...as they're all out to get me-seriously, they are, or what kind of stumbling block the g*vt will throw at me/us, how the boys will react and attach, if I'll have to come home w/o Jeff...there are so many unknowns that if I dwell on them I will be overwhelmed. So I don't. And yet, I know they're out there coming at me faster than I think. "This pain has a purpose, relax, stay open."<BR/><BR/>Thankfully, my God knows just what they are. I really hope its not roaches or Jeff having to go home before me. Mostly the roaches. But even if it is those things, I know that He will lead me through them. I'm sure I'll be a crying homesick mess, however, my hope is to be able to look at this time as a chance to get to know the boys' home, their country, their customs, their food, their bugs, etc. "This pain has a purpose, relax, stay open."<BR/><BR/>I am way too romantic and idealistic for my own good. I know this. God will help me. I have no other choice than Him.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you're my friend and have gone before me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552504420654263428.post-77488443549053679892009-03-13T21:12:00.000-05:002009-03-13T21:12:00.000-05:00Dang it Melissa! You're making me cry again. I nee...Dang it Melissa! You're making me cry again. I needed to hear those words today. I have been here before, but like we soon forget about the pain of delivering a child, once we get home we also soon forget about the pain we endure in adopting a child. Being in the middle of it again, I couldn't see what was happening until this blessed reminder. God is using you right now to bring the hope and the power of His love to others. I am so blessed to be your friend.Keltiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173018790355365609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552504420654263428.post-73453298429312374622009-03-13T17:49:00.000-05:002009-03-13T17:49:00.000-05:00So true... great words!Thank you for your willingn...So true... great words!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your willingness to share, Melisa. It's a comfort and encouragment to hear from those that have gone before us on the road to adoption.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to hearing more about your trip. To God be the glory!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02177123327789264535noreply@blogger.com