tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post318167120495053568..comments2023-11-02T10:58:05.869-04:00Comments on Gavin's Voice: You'll probably think that I'm crazy......The VW'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05116325494368190699noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-11722915434163629702013-03-31T23:41:59.459-04:002013-03-31T23:41:59.459-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-45788479404586047132013-03-29T14:46:03.195-04:002013-03-29T14:46:03.195-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-43656662589721346852009-08-20T09:38:45.816-04:002009-08-20T09:38:45.816-04:00I'm so thankful to God that you and your famil...I'm so thankful to God that you and your family see the joy in having a child with Down Syndrome. There are people out in there who are not yet there and are having a hard time adjusting to their situation. <br /><br />You have an exceptionally loving family - must be the parents are loving. I love what our Lord tells us in his word - LOVE NEVER FAILS.<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts and feelings with all of us.<br /><br />Love you all so much, SharonSharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-47413536453130608672009-08-16T16:12:25.619-04:002009-08-16T16:12:25.619-04:00Love the idea! You and your family are very speci...Love the idea! You and your family are very special and adding another to love would be perfect! <br />Love,<br />JulieInspiredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680325645387784822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-81995952206010385412009-08-10T09:50:58.171-04:002009-08-10T09:50:58.171-04:00You're not crazy at all! How could your innat...You're not crazy at all! How could your innate desire to give back to someone in need ever be crazy?! If you think you can endure the extra work it will require, I support you 100%. I'd LOVE to have a niece, after all! :o) I have no doubt you and your family have the love and support needed for such an endeavor. (((HUGS)))Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06988991668011078762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-12505027626170891652009-08-09T15:57:39.267-04:002009-08-09T15:57:39.267-04:00Wow! You're a brave woman. I admire your coura...Wow! You're a brave woman. I admire your courage to listen to the Spirit's call in your life. I think adoption, especially adopting a special needs child, is a definite calling. Sounds like you have received it with open arms! Can't wait to see what God has in store for your family.<br />Blessings,<br />ChristyChristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333488348070704870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-1585608140321658192009-08-08T22:43:11.127-04:002009-08-08T22:43:11.127-04:00I completely understand what you are saying! I fel...I completely understand what you are saying! I felt the same way. As I prayed about it one day I heard God say "Annie" in my head over and over and over again. I felt there was a girl waiting to come into our family for about a year at that point. I talked to John and we found ourselves in different places. I wanted to adopt, but he didn't. Then I visited www.reecesrainbow.com - and organization the coordinates international adoptions of kids with DS. And there was staring at me a little blonde haired blue eyed girl named Annie. I was convinced she was to be ours. But, she found another family instead. The tug still in my heart, we have since decided to have our own. While i never thought I wanted to be pregnant again after the pain i had with Peter's pregnancy - here we are, and I'm feeling great and they think we have a little girl on the way (to be confirmed). She doesn't show the signs of DS - so while I heard God talking in my heart it took us a year plus to find the path He intended for us. So - long way to say I understand, and God will guide the way you are to follow His calling in your heart. God bless you and your family!<br />catherinecatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312769257446464026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-77691890533498757102009-08-08T00:46:47.000-04:002009-08-08T00:46:47.000-04:00Absolutely NOT crazy. For whatever reason, this p...Absolutely NOT crazy. For whatever reason, this post has just brought me to tears. Aren't our children precious? Sounds like God is certainly directing your paths... keep following!!!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12151314481973711574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-9466141514093106632009-08-07T21:23:28.782-04:002009-08-07T21:23:28.782-04:00Wow! Let me just say up front that no, I do not t...Wow! Let me just say up front that no, I do not think you are crazy for thinking this way. How admirable for you to not only want to adopt, but for that child to have special needs. Commendable!<br /><br />Second, I totally believe in "God winks". I believe that what you experienced when you asked your boys if they wanted a sister who had Down Syndrome and they answered "YES!" was a "God wink". A little hint from God himself letting you know part of the plan He has for your life.<br /><br />Further, I think that when you checked your e-mail and found e-mails relating to adopting a girl with Down Syndrome ~ GOD WINK!!! <br /><br />You are not reading to much into this at all. People talk about God talking to them. Sometimes I think that They believe he is *literally* speaking to them. But most, I think, believe that he "talks" with them in this manner ~ sending subtle hints that I choose to call God winks. <br /><br />I hope and pray you are able to figure out where this new realization is going to take your family. Wherever it takes you, I know you will consider yourself blessed.<br /><br />Hugs and love to you.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061378391288892565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-73397418991634722332009-08-07T21:09:33.525-04:002009-08-07T21:09:33.525-04:00We are the same way. I have to have a girl.I just ...We are the same way. I have to have a girl.I just don't feel complete. But I'm not going to keep trying to have my girl. So we've talked adoption. I don't necesarily want another DS, but I would love another medically needy child. Now I do sound crazy. I would love another heart kid. DS would be great to though. We talked about the foster system because medically needy children are harder to place and we don't have the money for a private adoption. I want to start the paperwork now but if we move out of state, we would't be able to take a child they wasn't officially ours with us, so I wait patiently to see when we move.Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03321275110857561824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-85380412501465179242009-08-07T20:16:01.377-04:002009-08-07T20:16:01.377-04:00Crazy ... no way!Mark and I talk about it all the ...Crazy ... no way!Mark and I talk about it all the time.Okay,maybe more me then him!My children talk about it all the time.Reece's Rainbow calls me daily.We have helped others on their quest over the last year or so,in little ways.Always wished we could do more but seeing two little loves find their way here to these waiting families has been magical.Maybe when Zoey stabilizes a bit .... that sounds nice doesn't it?Stabilize.And you may not believe this but I just send an email on this very subject not 10 minutes ago.Listen to that nudge.Be patient.Know that often things like this are not in our timing but in the one who is doing the nudging.Cannot wait to see the way this plays out.So excited!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209967185741239050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-61789830470241948662009-08-07T20:14:38.190-04:002009-08-07T20:14:38.190-04:00I think that the signs are all pointing to DO IT! ...I think that the signs are all pointing to DO IT! :) Your boys are so sweet and amazing. A little girl with Down Syndrome would be a PERFECT fit for your family!ANewKindOfPerfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978293330074662766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-19639868365108515302009-08-07T18:10:59.726-04:002009-08-07T18:10:59.726-04:00I'm pretty sure you know my opinion!!! Go for ...I'm pretty sure you know my opinion!!! Go for it! I'll take one too! I think Addy needs a sister with DS!!!Cammie Heflinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07843057037279743749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4892567951346285110.post-41723251657990297102009-08-07T17:39:42.173-04:002009-08-07T17:39:42.173-04:00Ummm, no! God does that to me all the time, He...Ummm, no! God does that to me all the time, He's not always the most subtle guy! <br /><br />I don't think you're crazy at all, before surprise #3 I was praying that God would open Luke's heart to adoption because mine fully is. It still is... because I am over being pregnant! Is that because I only have a week and half to go and am in the miserable stretch? Anyway, I digress.<br /><br />Our pastor had actually put us in touch with the Lutheran Adoption Network (they work w/ other denominations too) and we were sort of toying with contacting the local agency here when I got a positive, totally unexpected pregnancy test. Anyway, maybe that would be the place to start? Or the emails you already have in your box? <br /><br />Anyway, point of this mess is that you're not crazy and when you feel driven to do something and start getting little signs it's not CRAZY. It's God, in the details and I get totally giddy when we get to catch Him working like that :)Shanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05803749815204807292noreply@blogger.com