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What happens once you’re done with the endless paperwork, homestudy, and get approval from your adoption agency? You wait. And wait. And wait some more. Waiting on an adoption is a little like being pregnant in several ways:
1. Obession. Instead of obsessing over the chemicals in your kitchen cleaner and how the standing near the microwave is affecting your unborn child, Waiting Mamas obsess about every single word in their profile books and Dear Birthmother letter.
2. Emotions. Emotions run high during different phases in pregnancy. The first trimester we’re tired and cranky, the second we’re almost normal, and the third we’re miserable and downright mean sometimes. Waiting mamas start out their wait strong, expecting a baby at any second. As the wait drags on and hope dwindles, we second-guess everything- including ourselves. Do birthmothers not like us? Is the agency conspiring against us? We teeter between ignoring the adoption issue and panic from not being chosen.
3. Nesting. Just a normal part of pregnancy. Also a normal part of being a Waiting Mama. After the flurry of activity during the home study process, we have to keep ourselves busy during the long wait. So, we nest.
We’re all a little bit crazy. But it sure is nice to have women who know what its like to take the phone with you to the bathroom 5x/day for a year [just in case] the agency calls.
Our new Waiting Mamas Group meets at Vintage Coffee in Edmond, OK off of 33rd and Western
Mondays @ 7:30pm
Be sure to follow us @chosenokc on twitter for a reminder each week. Hope to see ya there!
Christians everywhere are feeling that tug toward adoption as the Lord raises up families to care for his most vulnerable children. If you’ve felt that tug, you may be wondering “Now, what do I do?” Well, you jump into Chosen!
Each Saturday night, a group meets at Crossings as we navigate the questions inside this world of adoption and foster care. If you are thinking about adoption or foster care, come get your questions answered and meet some great people who have walked this road before. Below is a list of the topics for the next few Saturday nights. We hope to see you there!
April 10th, 2010- What is Chosen?
April 17thth, 2010-What you really want to know about Adoption and Foster Care (Q & A)
April 24th, 2010- Myths and Realities about Adoption/Foster Care
May 1st, 2010- Real stories of Chosen Families
Anyone is welcome to this open group. Child care is available and we start @ 5, service is @ 6. We meet in room 220-221 at Crossings Community Church
. Please email us at chosenokc@gmail.com with any questions.
Check it out HERE
If you’re like me and catch the local news in the evenings, you’ll most likely see something about a baby or child being abused, neglected, or murdered right here in the OKC area. It makes me sick to my stomach as I wonder how someone could hurt a child. It could almost make you lose faith in humanity altogether.
The Difference between Having Fun and Being Happy: Thoughts from a Birthmother
By: cindy
January 27th, 2010
My dad used to tell me “There’s a difference between having fun and being happy” and I never fully understood what he meant until recently.
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