Puddin':

{Puddin' (never "Pudding") describes a significant other who is sweet and easy to adore. That is to say, no chewing required. And remember, some significant others are as casual as a pile of banana pudding, while others are as prim and proper as crème brûlée. Choose wisely.}

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. -- Mahatma Gandhi

I have come to realize more and more that the greatest disease and the greatest suffering is to be unwanted, unloved, uncared for, to be shunned by everybody, to be just nobody (to no one). --Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has the eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.--Saint Augustine

Give and it shall be given to you. For whatever measure you deal out to others, it will be dealt to you in return. --Bible quote

When a needy person stands at your door, God himself stands at his side.--Hebrew Proverb

How the orphans and widows are treated, and cared for - whether it be a country, an organization, or an individual - this is an indication of greatness or of extreme selfishness. --Limo driver on the way home from a business trip, 1998.

Sunday, June 8, 2008

2007 - The Year of the Great Indecision

We made the big decision to have another child, and we agreed that having a biological child was not important for us. Adoption gives us the opportunity to grow our family, and at the same time, provide a child with a family. What a great gift for us!

So, we decided we are going to adopted internationally, but from where? We decided to go ahead and start our home study and go from there. We asked ourselves, which country has the greatest need? Which country makes it "easy" to adopt? We have limited funds, and limited time off, so are options were also ...limited.

We are thinking of the following countries:

  • China - has a 3 year wait
  • Vietnam - just reopened and they are already saying that they are forcing mothers to give up their children. At the same time, I am reading that there are toddlers that are homeless that are sleeping in parks at night.
  • Philippines - unable to find an agency that works in the Philippines
  • Russia - very expensive and quite a number of trips
  • Kaz - Long trip (about 6 weeks)
  • Uzbekistan - new program, one week travel - maybe a possibility

Many of the other programs we looked at were either too new or we were strongly discouraged against due to "shady" practices in those countries. We decided to just wait and see what happens and have faith that it all will fall into place, as it should!
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