tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11515373.post7605848812383986714..comments2023-09-22T01:20:19.281-07:00Comments on knot in the string: adoptionS'meehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12101359854973455791noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11515373.post-77894223213570443552008-09-12T21:20:00.000-07:002008-09-12T21:20:00.000-07:00Thanks for adding to the testimony of that meeting...Thanks for adding to the testimony of that meeting Willis, I know I am going to remember this for a very long time.<BR/><BR/>Rynell, thank you for sharing that, I did not know you were adopted. I have a few friends who have adopted and know a few others who were adopted. There are always the exceptions, but for the most part, I cannot think of a more sacrificial act on the face of the earth.S'meehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101359854973455791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11515373.post-58284528854385226362008-09-12T12:57:00.000-07:002008-09-12T12:57:00.000-07:00I was adopted. This post was very tender for me. T...I was adopted. This post was very tender for me. Thank you.Rynellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01026693487362512860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11515373.post-89674213957680408202008-09-11T22:09:00.000-07:002008-09-11T22:09:00.000-07:00I too was moved by the candid honesty of that meet...I too was moved by the candid honesty of that meeting. <BR/><BR/>I've pondered Sarah's story many times since that day. I can't help but contrast the love of that birth mother with the decisons of the many pregnant teens I see in my new work assignment. <BR/><BR/>It boils down to putting the needs of the child over the needs of the adults. The car/kid analogy was good. I also liked her statment about mistakes. She openly admitted that she made a mistake. But she couldn't fix it by making another mistakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11515373.post-34244986962129005182008-09-11T11:18:00.000-07:002008-09-11T11:18:00.000-07:00Kristy...oh my heck. Things I cannot write n the ...Kristy...oh my heck. Things I cannot write n the blog, amazing and sacred. When we get together next time, remind me.S'meehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101359854973455791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11515373.post-22885147329439971792008-09-11T10:54:00.000-07:002008-09-11T10:54:00.000-07:00I am so sad that we were out of town when "Sara" w...I am so sad that we were out of town when "Sara" was here. Thank you for sharing some of her words. I am moved by her story.Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01467247490868687752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11515373.post-6039706301780651192008-09-11T08:19:00.000-07:002008-09-11T08:19:00.000-07:00Thanks Alison!Thanks Alison!S'meehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101359854973455791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11515373.post-30272926325612719462008-09-10T22:39:00.000-07:002008-09-10T22:39:00.000-07:00This was lovely.This was lovely.Alison Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764321314666554990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11515373.post-82952769206184826142008-09-09T16:25:00.000-07:002008-09-09T16:25:00.000-07:00Lisa, you're always awesome, thanks sweety.Pea, I ...Lisa, you're always awesome, thanks sweety.<BR/><BR/>Pea, I -like you- cannot imagine the love it takes to place a child in adoption. "Sarah" is incredibly ahead of the game in Spirituality.<BR/><BR/>Welcome Kathy! She had some other references that she made that just kept testifying to us all about the love these women have...faith and tremendous love. Thanks for stopping by, come back soon!<BR/><BR/>Maren, I am SO grateful the LDS Family Services has changed the view for these women, many of whom are victims themselves. "Sarah" has explained to us that LDS F S offers the birth parents, adoptive parents and all immediate family members free counseling...FOR LIFE if they need it. Amazing. The Lord is really working!S'meehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101359854973455791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11515373.post-80856984850475714782008-09-09T12:54:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:54:00.000-07:00That is a neat story. What a powerful analogy. T...That is a neat story. What a powerful analogy. This has hit close to home in my family as both of my sisters (the oldest one was kept hidden from us--there was such shame involved) became pregnant as teenagers and both of them gave their babies up for adoption through LDS Social Services. My sister's weren't the only ones who have had lifelong scars from these things. It really ripped through my entire family. Especially all of the secrecy and shame around it. My youngest brother still doesn't know about my oldest sister. It has been so long ago now--26 and 19 years. I do wonder about those kids and what their lives are like. I know my sister's made the right choice. It's just been a long and hard road for us.Marenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045898713909315753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11515373.post-17370277574920990722008-09-09T12:25:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:25:00.000-07:00I found your blog through Segullah. This post was ...I found your blog through Segullah. This post was so touching, I had to reply a thank you. I have a friend that adopted after 15 years of waiting. That experience was so incredible. I know the birth mother went through the same things... she wanted her baby to have the sacred sealing ordinaces more than she wanted to keep the baby. What a beautiful reminder of how to surrender our will to Gods. Thank you for sharing.Kathy Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165558590777710231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11515373.post-56233479074566976332008-09-09T12:03:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:03:00.000-07:00I have been watching close friends of mine waiting...I have been watching close friends of mine waiting to be parents for the longest time. I am desperate for them! Those girls who give there children up are the best mothers in the world, I could never imagine what they have to go through!! <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing! I hope "Sarah" stays with me too.The Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193213911386473386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11515373.post-46821433320690347052008-09-09T09:20:00.000-07:002008-09-09T09:20:00.000-07:00What an incredible experience.How lucky she is, an...What an incredible experience.<BR/><BR/>How lucky she is, and so are you.<BR/><BR/>It's neat how people touch us, and stay with us forever.<BR/><BR/>*Smile*Lisa M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01015215401481176075noreply@blogger.com