Work was stressful today. I was fighting to keep myself planted in my chair and not just leaving early. I needed some quiet time and pretty stuff to look at. So I texted my husband that I wasn't coming home right away and headed to Hobby Lobby. No joke, this is my "Target". I will walk every. single. aisle. in that place. I wallowed in the fall seasonal...

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Day 8 for #knittogetherbyadoption : Finding Strength. This right here. Jesus is where my strength comes from. Truly. I have full faith in His word and His promises. I know that I would not have the strongest pull for motherhood if that wasn't meant for my life. And I cling to the blessings I have already been given: a partner in the struggle, friends and family who are so supportive,...

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Day 7: KINDNESS. I love this quote so much! I have experienced the sweet sweet kindness from my loved ones through this last 2 years (since we started looking into adoption seriously). We have received precious gifts from friends. I have felt the prayers from others in this adoption community. The kindness bestowed upon us is honestly overwhelming sometimes. It helps lighten the load. It draws my eyes...

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Day 6 for #knittogetherbyadoption was CHANGE. Right now I feel like changes are slow. It's probably because I'm anticipating and have been wishing for big changes in our lives for quite some time. I have noticed small changes in my husband thru this. Seeing his desire to be a daddy more and more and talking about those things is different for us and I love it. I'm working on changing...

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I haven't gotten any odd reactions regarding us pursuing adoption. In fact, we have a lot of loving family and friends cheering us on. We have, however, gotten a lot of questions about why we are going the route we are instead of this way or that. Probably the main reaction that we get from people is shock in how much adoption can cost and all the paperwork...

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Emotional Labour- I know that this comes in different forms depending on what your journey is. I also know that this is not only secluded to foster/adoptive parents. Here is what is going on with me: I may never ever experience the physical travail that is child birth. But I feel the fatigue, the anticipation, the hope, the worry, the stress, the fear, and one day I will...

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Day 3: FAITH. I have a ring from Origami Owl that has 3 charms in it, cross, key, adoption symbol. I love this piece of jewelry. It's a constant reminder to me that "Faith is the key in adoption." Faith is what gets you through the hard wait, the financial stress, the unknowns that this process is filled with. Faith keeps you going knowing that God has it...

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Day 2: Why talk/share about adoption? I love that I can be a part of this adoption/foster community on social media. I love that I can learn from other's experiences and hopefully be able to inspire and assist others with our own journey. I fervently believe that it takes a village to thrive as parents and know I will need that village when we have our child(ren). These...

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The Knit Together By Adoption instagram community does these prompts once or twice a year. You post a photo and discuss the topic for the day and how it relates to adoption for you. I did not complete this but did want to share the posts that I did make. 5 things.... 5 little things I am looking forward to for when we first become parents: 1) Being...

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