The Road To Adoption

The road to adoption has some bumps. There are hills and obstacles. Some parts are paved and smooth while others are gravel, rough and unforgiving.

The smooth and frequent roads have their flaws. People who have long maintained the well-travelled path are there to help you on your way to help you may be weary. People who are there to cheer you on are eager and excited and oh-so-welcome, but don't understand the weight of the task at hand.

The rough road. The rough road is hard. It has gaping holes in it that catch you and hurt you. It causes you to bounce and jar.

Approaching the adoption journey is daunting. You need to fill your emotional reserve to get by. You need to borrow strength from others to carry your baggage. You need to redirect all your resources and make a firm plan of approach. You need to quiet the voices of those that offer direction and counsel and find a rhythm that is right for you. You know that once the wheels are set in motion they are rarely stopped, as slowing and stopping causes the onlookers to question your trail.

The road to adoption jostles you and causes you to hold on for safety. You strap yourself in grab on tight. You wish for more security and contemplate the repercussions of a journey-gone-wrong. You hold on to everything you can and try to steady yourself through the terrain.You get tired and you get sore. You are fatigued before you start and the fear wears you through with each added kilometre.

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Our journey is ongoing. We don't know what will happen next, but we're travelling our road. 

Today we travelled the rough road. And it's days like these that make you feel lost.