Comments on: Adoption Update: Life is a Whirlwind http://bethlambdin.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/adoption-update-life-is-a-whirlwind/ to inspire, encourage, motivate & bless you! Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:24:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Carleen http://bethlambdin.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/adoption-update-life-is-a-whirlwind/#comment-1051 Carleen Sat, 16 May 2009 19:46:48 +0000 http://bethlambdin.wordpress.com/?p=1316#comment-1051 I am always amazed, a bit distraught and a bit fired up that it is so difficult for good people to adopt, and so expensive. There has got to be some balance between protecting those innocent children to make sure they get to a good, loving home with family who will cherish them and the people who want to "graft" them into their families. Once again, though, God continues to show his unfailing grace and his good purpose is accomplished...how do people do it who do not express faith in our Almighty God? I am always amazed, a bit distraught and a bit fired up that it is so difficult for good people to adopt, and so expensive. There has got to be some balance between protecting those innocent children to make sure they get to a good, loving home with family who will cherish them and the people who want to “graft” them into their families. Once again, though, God continues to show his unfailing grace and his good purpose is accomplished…how do people do it who do not express faith in our Almighty God?

]]> By: Kelly Raulerson http://bethlambdin.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/adoption-update-life-is-a-whirlwind/#comment-1045 Kelly Raulerson Thu, 14 May 2009 04:27:23 +0000 http://bethlambdin.wordpress.com/?p=1316#comment-1045 Wonderful! Sounds like you are in good shape! Then enjoy that precious baby! As you know being a mommy of 8, they grow up way toooooo fast! God Bless your beautiful and amazing family! Kelly Wonderful! Sounds like you are in good shape! Then enjoy that precious baby! As you know being a mommy of 8, they grow up way toooooo fast! God Bless your beautiful and amazing family! Kelly

]]> By: bethlambdin http://bethlambdin.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/adoption-update-life-is-a-whirlwind/#comment-1044 bethlambdin Thu, 14 May 2009 03:57:01 +0000 http://bethlambdin.wordpress.com/?p=1316#comment-1044 Kelly...thanks for the heads up. We do have our interstate compact already approved. The agency in Tennessee does adoptions to Californians on a regular basis - so I think we are good. I bet your twin boys are darling toddlers! I would love to see pictures! Kelly…thanks for the heads up. We do have our interstate compact already approved. The agency in Tennessee does adoptions to Californians on a regular basis – so I think we are good. I bet your twin boys are darling toddlers! I would love to see pictures!

]]> By: Kelly Raulerson http://bethlambdin.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/adoption-update-life-is-a-whirlwind/#comment-1043 Kelly Raulerson Thu, 14 May 2009 03:34:24 +0000 http://bethlambdin.wordpress.com/?p=1316#comment-1043 Congratulations. I am the adoptive mother of 3 blessings. We did an out of state adoption of twin boys in Dec 07/Jan 08. Not to rain on your beautiful news, but not wanting to happen to you what happened to me. We were TRAPPED in Evansville IN from Dec 29 to Jan 16 waiting for back ground checks to come thru that were required by interstate compact. We did not know we would need these because we were not planning on an out of state adoption. The babies came a month early and I went up to IN blindly and excitedly with mom, 4 year old daughter and dog in tow thinking that once the babies were released from the NICU I would get to take them home. Instead I got to bring my sweet precious babies home to a dirty hotel at the hight of RSV season! Well, the law said I could not leave until both states (my home state and IN the state the babies were coming from would allow me to cross state lines with them). It was a VERY expensive nightmare I was trapped in. When it was all said and done I was out over $2000 for hotel and food expenses and other misc. expenses. Let me just say we stayed in a cheap slummy hotel. No Hilton for us! I don't want to sound like I am not grateful. My three adopted children and my husband are the greatest blessings I have ever been given and wouldn't change a thing, I just went to IN thinking I would be able to bring my babies home and that wasn't the case. Also, me running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get all of these back ground checks taken care of stole some of my joy of the babies not to mention I had to leave the hospital to take care of requesting these back ground checks and that took me away from them. I just don't want anyone to experience what I went thru. I know all circumstances are different and hopefully yours are. Our adoption agency was wonderful, but the agency the babies came thru just didn't have the foresight to see that all of these things would be required for interstate compact. It also didn't help that the babies came early. I am looooong time friends with Dawn Barge and also a CM consultant. I signed up under Dawn which I think she was in your down line. If you have any questions that you think I could help you with please feel free to call me 352-378-8424. What a wonderful blessing! I wish you ALL the best and I will be praying for you in this wonderful journey you are about to embark on! I have been following your story on your blog. As you know the adoption process can be time consuming and tedious, but it is soooooo worth it! Best of Luck and God Bless you and your BEAUTIFUL Family, Kelly Congratulations. I am the adoptive mother of 3 blessings. We did an out of state adoption of twin boys in Dec 07/Jan 08. Not to rain on your beautiful news, but not wanting to happen to you what happened to me. We were TRAPPED in Evansville IN from Dec 29 to Jan 16 waiting for back ground checks to come thru that were required by interstate compact. We did not know we would need these because we were not planning on an out of state adoption. The babies came a month early and I went up to IN blindly and excitedly with mom, 4 year old daughter and dog in tow thinking that once the babies were released from the NICU I would get to take them home. Instead I got to bring my sweet precious babies home to a dirty hotel at the hight of RSV season! Well, the law said I could not leave until both states (my home state and IN the state the babies were coming from would allow me to cross state lines with them). It was a VERY expensive nightmare I was trapped in. When it was all said and done I was out over $2000 for hotel and food expenses and other misc. expenses. Let me just say we stayed in a cheap slummy hotel. No Hilton for us! I don’t want to sound like I am not grateful. My three adopted children and my husband are the greatest blessings I have ever been given and wouldn’t change a thing, I just went to IN thinking I would be able to bring my babies home and that wasn’t the case. Also, me running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get all of these back ground checks taken care of stole some of my joy of the babies not to mention I had to leave the hospital to take care of requesting these back ground checks and that took me away from them. I just don’t want anyone to experience what I went thru. I know all circumstances are different and hopefully yours are. Our adoption agency was wonderful, but the agency the babies came thru just didn’t have the foresight to see that all of these things would be required for interstate compact. It also didn’t help that the babies came early.

I am looooong time friends with Dawn Barge and also a CM consultant. I signed up under Dawn which I think she was in your down line. If you have any questions that you think I could help you with please feel free to call me 352-378-8424. What a wonderful blessing! I wish you ALL the best and I will be praying for you in this wonderful journey you are about to embark on! I have been following your story on your blog. As you know the adoption process can be time consuming and tedious, but it is soooooo worth it! Best of Luck and God Bless you and your BEAUTIFUL Family, Kelly

]]> By: grace http://bethlambdin.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/adoption-update-life-is-a-whirlwind/#comment-1042 grace Wed, 13 May 2009 19:16:49 +0000 http://bethlambdin.wordpress.com/?p=1316#comment-1042 I'm so excited about the BABY!!!!! Its going to be super!!!!! FUN I’m so excited about the BABY!!!!!

Its going to be super!!!!! FUN

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