Wednesday, September 26, 2012

We have been a family of five for 3.5 years now!  It seems like Jet has been part of our family forever.  I can't imagine life without his energy and goofiness!

I have missed blogging.  I LOVE sharing my passion for adoption. I considered the blog I had started during our wait for Jet.....Jet From Thailand.  But it seemed like that was Jet's blog.

I recently came to the realization that my blog added an element to Jet's life story.  Each child in any family has a different story.  In a lot of families, the first child has a ton of pictures.  The second child probably not as many, at least of them alone.  The third child and fourth, it tells a different story.

Adoption adds another whole dimension.  There is a time when your child isn't in your care.  And very little is usually passed along or known about that time.  Our first 2 children came home at 4.5 and 5 months.  Lost time definitely.  Our 3rd child, Jet, came home at 8.5 YEARS old.  Praise God, he came home with a lot of pictures.  Way more than we could have ever expected. To be honest we expected nothing.  But still a lot of lost experiences.

I have a bloggy friend who uses her blog to chronicle her family's life then makes it into a book for her kids.  My realization was I could do the same thing, sharing all we went through to get Jet and our time in country.  It will add to Jet's history, his life book and his story.

So now we are waiting again....for our 4th kiddo, a 3rd son, from Thailand again.

And here begins his story........  

5 comments:

  1. SOOO excited to see what God does through this journey! Yay for blogs and facebook. I have kinda dropped off the face of blogging but hope to get back to it soon. Totally agree, blogging is a big part of the story! thank YOU for sharing again :)

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  2. Yay!!! I'm so excited that you'll be sharing here and that it's my turn to watch YOU! Love you, dear friend!

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  3. I can't wait to follow your story and meet your family, again, maybe with your additional family member. Lots of love and prayers for you on the journey!

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  4. fabulous news, congratulations on your new journey, Gem x

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  5. So glad I found your new blog! Congratulations on your next adoption. Have you been matched yet?

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