Ha ha!
This year one of my hubby's birthday gifts to me was the promise to enroll us as a couple in the community's Senior Citizen center. His (older, but I'm catching up for sure) age allowed us to join as a couple. I've got a pal whose been eager for me to "qualify" so we can do fun things together there like ping-pong... and I've been eager to join the arts classes they offer.
Together and happy together, my husband and I are entering this silvery season of life... I laugh because we keep advancing in maturity... we are dancing together into the Sunset.
I tell friends I'm looking for the brakes... I don't want to get off the ride, I'd just like to "slow my roll." Ha ha!
As I read through this blog I'm often disappointed by how poorly my adoption related writing reflects the joys relating to our "reality" of day-to-day life most days.
I'd started, but never much felt "inspired" to blog in my non-adoption blog. The way I see it is when I talk anything but adoption seemingly the whole world "gets it." My need to share that joyous part of our lives is satiated.
As you who know... know, we get to share the happy realities of everything with all our friends and family... I simply don't have much need to express further my daily life... and to feel heard... and understood.
And you who know... know, so many JUST DON'T GET the typical complications of adopting Attachment Disordered individuals. This blog is where I feel the need to relate with you who really "get it." I appreciate you! I cherish you!!! You are a bigger gift to us than you can even imagine!!!!
In all other aspects of life...
My dear hubby and I are dancing into our sunsetting years and we are having fun!!!!
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This year one of my hubby's birthday gifts to me was the promise to enroll us as a couple in the community's Senior Citizen center. His (older, but I'm catching up for sure) age allowed us to join as a couple. I've got a pal whose been eager for me to "qualify" so we can do fun things together there like ping-pong... and I've been eager to join the arts classes they offer.
Together and happy together, my husband and I are entering this silvery season of life... I laugh because we keep advancing in maturity... we are dancing together into the Sunset.
I tell friends I'm looking for the brakes... I don't want to get off the ride, I'd just like to "slow my roll." Ha ha!
As I read through this blog I'm often disappointed by how poorly my adoption related writing reflects the joys relating to our "reality" of day-to-day life most days.
I'd started, but never much felt "inspired" to blog in my non-adoption blog. The way I see it is when I talk anything but adoption seemingly the whole world "gets it." My need to share that joyous part of our lives is satiated.
As you who know... know, we get to share the happy realities of everything with all our friends and family... I simply don't have much need to express further my daily life... and to feel heard... and understood.
And you who know... know, so many JUST DON'T GET the typical complications of adopting Attachment Disordered individuals. This blog is where I feel the need to relate with you who really "get it." I appreciate you! I cherish you!!! You are a bigger gift to us than you can even imagine!!!!
In all other aspects of life...
My dear hubby and I are dancing into our sunsetting years and we are having fun!!!!
LOVE this gif!!! Not sure who to credit!!!!
I'd like to take a moment to encourage our fellow adoptive parents especially the ones who are where we were 20 years ago early in the adoptive way of life...
...PLEASE....
...be careful not to burn the sacrifice of your relationship with the one you're supposed to dance off into the sunset with as you pour yourselves out to extinction on the "altar of finding healing" for the child(ren) who through no fault of their own... and through no fault of ours have issues that they will most likely struggle with their whole lives.
Oh how I continue to pray
"healed hallelujah!!!"
would be the next plot twist
for our adoptees'
complicated lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'd like take a moment during this typically busy holiday season to encourage all adoptive parents to take note from airline safety protocol... make sure you're obtaining and maintaining The Oxygen your marital relationship needs to survive! Commit to making sure your relationship's needs are securely in-place every-step-of-the-way as you try to help those who are yet unable to care for themselves.
Most of our kids are supposed to grow up and embark on their adult lives...
...helping them as best as we are able is a fine and noble high calling...
...just PLEASE
don't loose perspective
of your happily-ever-after.
We, the parents
who have blessed,
and been blessed by
these children
who were not conceived by us...
raising them in our families...
in our homes...
...are supposed to enjoy life in our nest together with the our spouse long after our children have flown to the extent they are capable.
Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May the peace of Christ fill your hearts and your homes!
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