Joint Council (on international children’s services) is asking all families currently in the adoption process with Vietnam to complete the Vietnam survey by Friday, August 22, 2008. Please pass this on to others you know who are waiting families.
You can see the entire announcement by clicking on “Joint Council” above.
A question I have been waiting to hear. Until yesterday I only had a vague idea about what I would say. Then I read this post. The Truth as You Know It
Ok, good, thank-you, I won’t make that mistake. BUT, what DO I say? The next post on my Blog Surfer was this, NO LIE! Thank You
“Because I wanted her to be safe.” That simple phrase is so full of truth, and the love that ALL parents have for our children. We all spend so much energy and worry about their safety each waking moment. This is the truth as I know it. Is this the whole answer? No. But it is the core, the seed from which logic springs in a world that frequently defies logic.
Thank-you to both of these women for sharing with all of us. It is so hard to work through these issues alone. The advice and experiences of others are so valuable to me.
BTW, I received word from our agency that one family has permission to travel. The first one in a year. I pray they are safe as they travel. Today on Tin Que Huong two posts about Vietnam. One about a Dengue fever outbreak. The other about a US human rights group pleading with Vietnam to not interfere with the funeral of a prominent (dissident) religious leader. What mother wouldn’t worry?
