tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109143451120586356.post5750700600777391430..comments2023-06-09T10:18:42.382-04:00Comments on A Bouquet of Blessings: On a lighter note....Ohildahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04726866992948883630noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109143451120586356.post-73595844912125687752008-10-05T20:20:00.000-04:002008-10-05T20:20:00.000-04:00Ohilda,As you know, I have experienced varying lev...Ohilda,<BR/>As you know, I have experienced varying levels of Attachment Issues with both of my beautiful girls. I posted on my blog tonight about the 'fake it until you make it' approach. Maybe something will resonate with you? I definitely recommend the book I quote too. <BR/>Hugs,<BR/>DianeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862203355411742734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109143451120586356.post-43979356961141344732008-10-05T13:34:00.000-04:002008-10-05T13:34:00.000-04:00Hey Sweet - yeah - wow - you really managed to pac...Hey Sweet - yeah - wow - you really managed to pack a lot into one of these posts, and then make 3 of them - that's pretty impressive! <BR/><BR/>Do I have advice - no - other than to quote you back to you - "Fake it till you make it"! Well - you've made it already - now it's just a matter of waiting until your DD catches up to you!<BR/><BR/>You are really making us feel lucky - at least our girl is just expressing her attachment issues thru sleep disorder - nothing too it for us by comparison! <BR/><BR/>We'll keep you, Scott, and the kids in our prayers - and send a couple more to Anna Grace - and in the meantime if you want to talk ya'll have our digits! Hang in there girls - and guys!<BR/><BR/>aus and familyAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740211277947404999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109143451120586356.post-10399569142488264292008-10-04T04:27:00.000-04:002008-10-04T04:27:00.000-04:00These series of post have been amazing. God choos...These series of post have been amazing. God choose the perfect mom for Anna Grace. Your heart and your love is beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109143451120586356.post-63687186391880564122008-10-03T22:10:00.000-04:002008-10-03T22:10:00.000-04:00I did not feel at all that things are disastrous.....I did not feel at all that things are disastrous...after reading your posts Ohilda I am filled with encouragement and joy over getting a peek into a REAL adoptive parenting experience...I could relate to your feelings almost like it was me! When we first brought Quan home he had a hard time with me. Thankfully things are wonderful now, but for many months I would see glimpses of the old wall coming up. <BR/>Ohilda, your posts captivated me. I was so inspired by your humility and willingness to let your sister into your inner circle and pray for you like that. I am blessed by your openness and honesty. Adoption ain't all roses and buttercups, but it IS, like you said, SO worth it. It does give us such a picture of our Father's unconditional love for us. Thank you for reminding me of that...especially as we prepare to do this all over again! I am strengthened for my task ahead through Christ shining through these posts...thank you sweet Ohilda.The Ferrill'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06091232102936751058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109143451120586356.post-62289956729482657262008-10-03T17:56:00.000-04:002008-10-03T17:56:00.000-04:00Dear Ohilda,I am so sorry that you have been strug...Dear Ohilda,<BR/>I am so sorry that you have been struggling and so happy to hear that things are looking up for you. I apologize if you have been sent these verses by others, but I've just now read your last several posts and haven't read your other friends' comments. So here goes, sweet friend...continuing the theme of the song and the light within, "Everything was created through him; nothing - not one thing! - came into being without him. What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by. The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn't put it out." John 1:3-5 And to confirm that your honest testimony glorifies God and blesses those who know you...2 Corinthians 12:9 "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."<BR/>Ohilda, in A Purpose Driven Life Rick Warren says, "Your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts." It sure doesn't make it any easier along the way, and I wish it took away the pain and fear and frustration and heartache, but your honesty IS such a blessing and validation to others who are going through, who have gone through and who will go through what you are experiencing now. You are a blessing to us. More importantly, you are a blessing of the highest order to precious Anna. You are human, Ohilda, and you ARE a great mom. I admire you so much. With Love and Prayers for peace and healing, AmyAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01203583624401719308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109143451120586356.post-44555724821130654262008-10-03T14:32:00.000-04:002008-10-03T14:32:00.000-04:00Ohilda~ Thank you so much for sharing your heart. ...Ohilda~ Thank you so much for sharing your heart. Your honesty about the very real situations that many us adoptive moms face, is an inspiration to me. We are also dealing with attachment struggles in our home. There are nights that I fall into the bed and wonder if all the love and effort that I have poured into my child that day was futile. Reading today's post has given me the strength I need to take on yet one more day. <BR/>Hugs to you my friend,<BR/>ShannaShannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07741848217261915716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109143451120586356.post-72250591820819947252008-10-03T12:35:00.000-04:002008-10-03T12:35:00.000-04:00Sherri...ummm....definitely no announcement coming...Sherri...ummm....definitely no announcement coming! <BR/><BR/>I just sorta said that in case God was listening. :)<BR/><BR/>OhildaOhildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04726866992948883630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3109143451120586356.post-8840110070736958552008-10-03T12:32:00.000-04:002008-10-03T12:32:00.000-04:00I didn't think you were saying you wouldn't do it ...I didn't think you were saying you wouldn't do it over again......quite the opposite! I thought at the end of the post when you said you'd ABSOLUTELY do it again, I thought it might be an ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>sherriSherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06623173562670672706noreply@blogger.com