Day 2 - An Inspiring, Emotional, Wonderful Day

Today was an amazing day! We went to our second day at the seminar. It began with two moms sharing about their international adoption journeys. There were amazing moments such as one mom sharing how she woke up one morning (Oct 27) and felt that something wonderful had happened that day. She decided to call her social worker and ask her how close they were to any news coming in. The social worker said it could be months. About three days later they were called and told they had a son. He was born..... on October 27!!

Another mom gave up her daughter on November 17 and it was always a hard time for her. Every year she fell into a slump in November. Then one day she and her husband were waiting to adopt. Her phone call came through with her new daughter on.... November 17.

God is amazing in His timing! There were so many more stories like this!

The day was so full of emotion. We were all a mess with tears and sniffing and snuffling!! It all began (for me) when one of the intercountry workers had her son come up and talk. He was so cute. He came up and climbed up on the big stool and then gave us the biggest nine year old smile I have ever seen! He then began telling how he went to Thailand and met his birth mom. He said when he met her they, 'hugged, and hugged, and hugged.' After he left her he told his adopted mom, 'that was the best day of my life.' This all coming from an eight year old boy. It was profound!

This was followed by a video called, "Reunion in Vietnam". It was an amazing story of three children that were airlifted out during the end of the Vietnam War. They found their family and it was something to witness! More bawling.

After this we saw birth moms and birth children and heard their stories. I could never tell you the emotions we felt. Each and every story was different. They were so amazing, so remarkable, such journies of heartaches and heart's desires being met.

By the end of the day I think we all felt really wrung out from all we had heard. I thought I knew what we needed to hear, but hearing these stories filled in all kinds of information I didn't know we needed to know. You are told to ask questions, but this is all new to you. So how can you ask questions when you don't know what to ask? Then they would tell you their stories and their experiences and you would learn so much! I can't even begin to explain.