The Roller-Coaster of Adoption....

Paul and I have always been roller-coaster enthusiasts. The higher the ride, the more twists and turns, the more they take your breath away the more we enjoy it. We try absolutely every ride once and most times wind up going back for seconds and thirds.

When we started down this adoption path we had no clue that it would mimic the roller-coasters we love so much. There have definitely been some euphoric highs and dreadfully low lows. Sometimes when we visit amusement parks the lines for the fastest, highest, best rides are huge. It does not deter us, we get in line and wait with the masses. Kind of like this adoption: we decided we had to take the ride, we will wait as long as we have to because we know the final result will be heart-stoppingly awesome. We are on this ride, we will not get off, and we can't anticipate how may more peaks and valleys there will be so we just hang on the best we can.

Yesterday was one of the downs but thankfully we are slowly climbing back up. It is so ironic that I made a small post on this blog expressing my frustrations and within a few hours I had uplifting emails, great comments (an especially touching one from my dad), and my support system busy at work to lift my spirits or lend an ear.

So thank you all for taking this ride with us!!!! We truly cherish every thought and prayer we receive and know that God in all his wisdom is already watching over "Our Avery".