tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post1161900374996759017..comments2023-09-27T11:22:05.849-04:00Comments on Cornish Adoption Journey: One Year Ago AND Six Months Ago!Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974293935380325338noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-9136523696190269952009-02-05T07:28:00.000-05:002009-02-05T07:28:00.000-05:00I'm certainly not pregnant and I cry when I read a...I'm certainly not pregnant and I cry when I read about Emma or see her pictures. I still have raw feelings when talking about Sawyer and his surgery/diagnosis and that was 3 plus years ago. <BR/><BR/>You are right, there is not a good word in our language to describe the feelings/relief that you feel after the surgery. <BR/><BR/>JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-15371213714722805262009-02-05T01:11:00.000-05:002009-02-05T01:11:00.000-05:00It's been so amazing to watch all these kiddos blo...It's been so amazing to watch all these kiddos blossom in just a year. Thank the Lord for you and Mike for giving those two wonderful children the gift of a wonderful family....lieselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07992982993567059411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-39583150395523852182009-02-04T23:32:00.000-05:002009-02-04T23:32:00.000-05:00it sure has been an incredible year! i began follo...it sure has been an incredible year! i began following your blog the week you guys got home (or around there) and i can hardly believe i've been checking in almost daily all that time... read it from first entry to last... prayed and cried right along with you... thanks for the reminders. :-)<BR/><BR/>today is also the 1-year mark of when another adoptive family met their son, Artem, in Russia. didn't realize the same date before...<BR/><BR/>and i had brain surgery 2 months ago TODAY. i was on the receiving end and obviously it wasn't the same risk as what Emma went through, but i'll NEVER forget what i heard when i woke up (when they finally got me to wake up, that is...) and my Mom was there. she said, "Michelle?" and her voice was trembling. my name wasn't a statement, it was a question, it was so much wrapped up into one word. she just wanted to hear me say something - ANYTHING - to show her that the daughter she watched the neurosurgeon & anesthesiologist take into the operating room was still in that shell of a body. it was chilling.<BR/><BR/>congrats on one year together... and may God bless you with many more! :-D<BR/><BR/>-michelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-65119995309959532852009-02-04T23:21:00.000-05:002009-02-04T23:21:00.000-05:00Tears here too, lots of them. Your family is an in...Tears here too, lots of them. Your family is an inspiration to us all. Thank you for sharing them with us.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173819975698492553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-82566068242842301712009-02-04T22:25:00.000-05:002009-02-04T22:25:00.000-05:00Wow! What a year. The memories of heart surgery ...Wow! What a year. The memories of heart surgery brought back memories of my own and it's been even longer for us. I thank God for the amazing work He has done and is doing in and through you.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/>LeslieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-78387135868078939472009-02-04T20:24:00.000-05:002009-02-04T20:24:00.000-05:00Your children bring so much joy to my heart and re...Your children bring so much joy to my heart and reading their accomplishments. None of them would have been possible without you and your husbands loving hearts though. God Bless you!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-77083065732861742252009-02-04T18:53:00.000-05:002009-02-04T18:53:00.000-05:00I remember getting an email from you while you wer...I remember getting an email from you while you were in Ukraine asking about how we dealt with a severly malnurished child...and I remember thinking, "could they be asking for Daria?". Oh how I prayed that night for God's wisdom in your decision! And I distinctly remember seeing these same photos you posted a year ago....and I cried then too (nope, it's not your hormones cuz I KNOW I'm not pregnant and I'm crying too!). <BR/>And wow, has it really been 6 months since Emma's heart surgery??? What a testimony that day was to God's power and goodness!<BR/>Having met both of these precious angels, I can attest to their spunk and what an absolute delight they both are! I pray that their second year in your family brings many more accomplishments and much more joy!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05854999345315958520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-28370209470556290542009-02-04T17:57:00.000-05:002009-02-04T17:57:00.000-05:00Tears here too. Thank God for his goodness and fo...Tears here too. Thank God for his goodness and for saving their lives.<BR/><BR/>Love to you all!gillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388843035018332740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-1663889141432495162009-02-04T16:43:00.000-05:002009-02-04T16:43:00.000-05:00No Meredith,It's not "just hormones". I am crying ...No Meredith,<BR/>It's not "just hormones". I am crying as I read this also, I know the pain of having to hand your child over, of course E's was much more severe not as good of a prognosis as W (and B) but I still understand some of that pain of thinking you may not ever get your child back. There are truly no words to describe that feeling of hurt and then the sheer joy when you know everything is going to be fine.my familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965034997906612228noreply@blogger.com