The Relief of Letting Go

It's been a little over one week since we made the adoption decision.  There has been a bit of grief but for the most part there has been a great sense of relief.  A burden being lifted.  I'm so thankful for the blessing of letting go.

No More:

• frequent doctors appointments
• oral medications 
• hormonal side effects
• shots
• temperature charts
• hormone patches
• ovulation tests
• 2 week waits
• timed intercourse
• cold doctors office bathroom floors (yeah...don't ask)
• ultrasounds
• negative pregnancy tests
• and so much more!

Embracing this new dream has been amazing!  Challenging for sure.  But I am so excited.  Adoption carries with it a brand new set of things to look forward to and issues to process.  Its exciting to look into the future and finally be confident that we will be parents someday!  To talk about it and plan for it as if we are just at the beginning of a long and open ended pregnancy. 

What a relief!  :)

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, 

but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life."  

Proverbs 13:12