Reflections

Today, we spoke at an informational session offered by our agency and our home study agency for people who are thinking about adopting. We were very glad to do it, as we love both agencies and the work that they do! We were asked to speak about our decision to adopt, the decision to adopt from Ethiopia, the dossier process, the wait, the referral, our trip, and the adjustment so far.

I've never really sat down to think about the process from the beginning, all the way to having Petros home. It was just a little over a year ago that we sat in the same room at the same info session; it was just over a year ago that we wrestled with our decision to switch from the Colombia program to the Ethiopia program. Shortly after that, we began to inform our friends, family and co-workers about our upcoming adoption. It seems to me, that the time has actually flown by when I think of all the events that led us to Petros. I remember feeling like this was never going to happen, and that is was taking so long! I know now that every step took exactly the amount of time that it was supposed to take. Looking back, I feel so guilty that I was wishing away the time that Petros had with his first family; the precious time that a man who would soon make the most difficult decision of his life had left with his son.

I look forward to the day that Petros fully understands the journey that his forever family embarked on to bring him home to us, and even more, I look forward to the day that he truly understands the love that his first family had for him then, and has for him today.

We've been thinking even more than we usually do about Ethiopia and Petros' first family these days, and we can't wait to go back!