tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post4457197408912364634..comments2023-09-17T06:41:20.960-05:00Comments on Pocket Lint: Her Mother?gillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16388843035018332740noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-12644872518138771512010-08-16T15:06:22.417-05:002010-08-16T15:06:22.417-05:00Corbett! How neat! Please email me at gillian@rcn...Corbett! How neat! Please email me at gillian@rcn.comgillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388843035018332740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-88449557002076217072010-08-16T14:41:13.421-05:002010-08-16T14:41:13.421-05:00Just read your blog for the first time today -- my...Just read your blog for the first time today -- my husband and I live outside of Chicago and we are just starting the process at EFCA (ironically) to adopt a little boy from the Ukraine through Reece's Rainbow. I guess we have a lot in common -- and I so deeply appreciate your honesty and candor about the challenges you have faced since that moment in court. We are so excited to adopt but also know that the road ahead will be difficult. Would love to talk with you sometime about the process, the Ukraine, and well everything, since we are just starting! -- Corbett :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-12755686015770481592010-08-11T21:43:44.809-05:002010-08-11T21:43:44.809-05:00Gillian, I LOVE your heart. I see God working in y...Gillian, I LOVE your heart. I see God working in your life, I feel Him when you write. Amazing. Thank you for your humbleness and humility. In a similar way I am going through this with my youngest adopted son. God is working on me as well and I am so thankful I have a God who LOVES to mold us and perfect us. We need to talk again soon. Malachi has his Moyamoya surgery and we are having some issues with his incision healing. Would love to get together and meet you all!!Blessed with Boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764109747087733076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-66464392768619538832010-08-03T14:39:46.036-05:002010-08-03T14:39:46.036-05:00I am so touched by this post. Thank you for sharin...I am so touched by this post. Thank you for sharing. Hugs & prayers.Patricia Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04697745149651046894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-30679210427626594532010-08-03T09:13:28.495-05:002010-08-03T09:13:28.495-05:00Hey Gillian! Just wanted to offer some encourageme...Hey Gillian! Just wanted to offer some encouragement to you. While Evie is eating dirt, Charlie is eating poop. Meanwhile, Hopey has decided she wants to be nude all the time and spontaneously takes off her clothing. Last night, I found Charlie eating the DIAPER she had taken off. Oh my. Charlie just turned two, and though he is happy to eat a diaper, he will not touch "real food"---only baby food. UGGH! Speaking of eating, Hopey eats half of her food at every meal and the other half ends up thrown at the members of the family seated around the table. Truly, everyone has to eat with eyes constantly on Hopey so we can block the "incoming" pea or carrot. Nutty. Oh, and by the way, Hope turns 5 next month and is still non-verbal which frustrates her into meltdowns several times a day....and I join her in the meltdown at least once a day. (ha!) Anyway, all this to say that our lives are just way different than the average "normal" life. Waaay more challenging. Evie's issues, sure enough, might be post-orphanage abandonment issues. We adopted Natalie from Russia when she was 3, and she had "issues" for a couple of years----just not seeming to connect, exhibiting no fear of danger, lack of effort to communicate, etc. However, looking back now, I tend to believe Natalie was just being Natalie. She was trying to figure out her place in our family just like every child does; however, because she was 3 (instead of an infant) the process "looked" different. She adjusted in her own way and in her own precious time. I regret fretting so much over it, but like you, I am a momma who wants my brood of chicks happy, safe, and content all the time. Oh well, I am rambling....I just wanted to offer a bit of Hope to you today and let you know how much I understand what you are going through. On top of everything, you have Moyamoya to deal with....and on top of everything, I have Hope's heart aneurysm to deal with. Seems unfair at times, doesn't it??? But through it all, sweet friend, we need to cling to Ephesians 6:10-23 and just keep standing. Love, Love, Love to you...and a tight hug too! Melanie HollisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-84543865252722756492010-08-02T22:33:19.449-05:002010-08-02T22:33:19.449-05:00Wow, Gillian, that was so moving and amazing to re...Wow, Gillian, that was so moving and amazing to read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916769172354299912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-3613762364436173932010-08-02T22:17:25.098-05:002010-08-02T22:17:25.098-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14308411635225346542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-41881940204937057562010-08-02T22:01:25.375-05:002010-08-02T22:01:25.375-05:00Fantastic post. Your honest approach to such a per...Fantastic post. Your honest approach to such a personal experience is refreshing and insightful. Thank you for sharing with all of us.Stephanie Rockafellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972161321083794426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-33637535394587009282010-08-02T21:52:54.879-05:002010-08-02T21:52:54.879-05:00Praying for you all. Thanks for this heartfelt po...Praying for you all. Thanks for this heartfelt post.ukrainiachttp://ukrainiac.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-63136658346211656732010-08-02T21:34:16.507-05:002010-08-02T21:34:16.507-05:00At the end of your post, I am crying too!
Julie D...At the end of your post, I am crying too!<br /><br />Julie Davisjuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882471016269583374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-69646455860765761752010-08-02T21:31:04.150-05:002010-08-02T21:31:04.150-05:00Beautiful post Gillian.
I am tempted to say that ...Beautiful post Gillian.<br /><br />I am tempted to say that T&A might be a miracle surgery. Not because of the surgery, but because of what happens after it. I gave "birth" to Nina after our nightmare of T&A.<br /><br />Thank you for always being so honest. If it had not been for you, I would have thought it all to be rainbows and stars. Instead, I knew it was okay to not have it all together.Ellen Stumbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883373231740515881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-621801960980381156.post-39031022559818372002010-08-02T21:26:44.544-05:002010-08-02T21:26:44.544-05:00that is so beautiful Gillian.
*hugs*that is so beautiful Gillian.<br /><br />*hugs*Tarasviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750633944607986537noreply@blogger.com