tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089120699222354664.post7269624294763437751..comments2023-12-30T03:49:25.638-08:00Comments on Bringing Henry Home: Discerning Adoption: Part 2: The SpiritualCarla Dobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774997165220926432noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089120699222354664.post-71108432809642184272012-12-05T14:12:23.232-08:002012-12-05T14:12:23.232-08:00Wow! This is a beautiful post. My husband and I ...Wow! This is a beautiful post. My husband and I often talk about adopting. It is good to know that spiritual tests are normal during a discernment. What a witness your family is to faith in God.Kathleen https://www.blogger.com/profile/07244126362811573472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089120699222354664.post-21504651287920291892012-03-25T14:43:04.017-07:002012-03-25T14:43:04.017-07:00http://4alittleloco.blogspot.com/http://4alittleloco.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017667397608706590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089120699222354664.post-83041159775977577142012-03-24T17:01:04.787-07:002012-03-24T17:01:04.787-07:00I am so thankful for this post! I have my heart an...I am so thankful for this post! I have my heart and mind set on Malcolm. My husband has been very moved by his story. He is still not sure that he can be "all in" for adoption of a special needs child. I know that his heart is capable of making this leap of faith. ... .but I am not sure his head will allow it. Please pray! Time is running out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12017667397608706590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089120699222354664.post-54350497604306744422012-03-14T22:56:59.621-07:002012-03-14T22:56:59.621-07:00i'm a fellow picu mom. (my preemie has asthma...i'm a fellow picu mom. (my preemie has asthma and got a virus that just dismantled his lungs.) it was scarier than my son being in the nicu because kids actually die in the picu. one of the residents there is now his pediatrician and i've run into everyone else in the last year. they can't believe that the grumpy toddler is the kid that was so incredibly sick and had to be intubated for a week.jenhttp://grace-filled.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089120699222354664.post-84981922215079604632012-03-13T05:59:16.770-07:002012-03-13T05:59:16.770-07:00I love this!I love this!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945557532523757433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089120699222354664.post-74787926415413754232012-03-12T19:06:15.402-07:002012-03-12T19:06:15.402-07:00I remember when you were doing the "shut up, ...I remember when you were doing the "shut up, no nagging thing" wife thing. It seemed so hard, but SO worth it! Nothing better than giving our husband's the space to hear God in the silence of their heart.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14927751448670046314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089120699222354664.post-33782115276391663092012-03-12T18:41:01.841-07:002012-03-12T18:41:01.841-07:00Awesome post Carla! I actually took a picture of a...Awesome post Carla! I actually took a picture of a particular little one with me to Adoration this afternoon, asking for guidance in the discernment process we're going through right now. Thanks for sharing your experiences! - Laura LewisRafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051350390101463960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089120699222354664.post-61678139115237498042012-03-12T14:43:43.345-07:002012-03-12T14:43:43.345-07:00I am speechless. The strength of your family and o...I am speechless. The strength of your family and of your faith is amazing! You had me in tears!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089120699222354664.post-29037563343217967262012-03-12T14:31:41.220-07:002012-03-12T14:31:41.220-07:00So beautiful. I was riveted. This needs a wide rea...So beautiful. I was riveted. This needs a wide reading. God bless you!!Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089120699222354664.post-72750669223645485332012-03-12T12:26:32.406-07:002012-03-12T12:26:32.406-07:00I'm in that "keep your mouth shut and wai...I'm in that "keep your mouth shut and wait" phase while I let it rest with my husband. I jus keep praying, "God, open our hearts and let us know your will with clarity." We haven't told anyone (in real life) that we're discerning this, but I sort of want to. I don't know; I'll feel better once Ryan and I come back together and talk more. <br /><br />Thanks for this series!Meg @ True, Good and Beautifulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507070127764766394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089120699222354664.post-30767023390414284572012-03-12T10:31:59.766-07:002012-03-12T10:31:59.766-07:00*I* am scaring my husband and I've barely spok...*I* am scaring my husband and I've barely spoken to him about it. We CAN'T adopt right now, but these children are weighing on my heart. I love RR, and I am so glad I can, at least, help spread the word. I hope their mommies and daddies see them and bring them home. This is a wonderful series, thank you so much. Please pray for me and my family, I will be praying for all who are discerning, as now I know quite a few people doing so!!! God is GOOD.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057654080632377742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089120699222354664.post-81881777988319812502012-03-12T08:05:37.539-07:002012-03-12T08:05:37.539-07:00Wow, you are chronicling my very own discerment ri...Wow, you are chronicling my very own discerment right now:) I began 2012 with the intent to help orphans. Our tithing would increase and stretch to include these little ones and I would give sacrificially to as many as I could. It kind of started last Christmas when we got involved with bringing Charlotte home (who has a Gotcha Day next week!). Then the New Year came adn I thought, "what will I do with this new year?" <br /><br />But as you said, just donating wasn't enough. I am already on board but Che (the hubs) is so very hesitant with lots of concerns. He says we barely can afford to care for the 2 we've got which is true. The hubs has a modest income WELL below 6 figures and I do not work outside the home except for a part time job right now at night which is just pocket money, etc. My health is not great. Our marriage has major issues. Our Faith isn't strong enough. Our finances are strained. We have no retirement, no savings, no college funds, so I do see why he thinks I am crazy for wanting to adopt:) But part of me feels like my life is leading towards this journey of adoption. Maybe not next year of the year after, but one day. I don't feel like I can do enough. I dont' feel like people know or understand enough. I'm SCARED to have this desire to adopt. SCARED beyond anything else I've ever known. But I hope God will give our family some clear answers along our path of discernment. Can't wait to hear more and I hope Henry's surgery is able to happen soon:)Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13423875819058806871noreply@blogger.com