tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post2572547015519926675..comments2023-05-17T06:31:21.236-05:00Comments on Bushel and a Peck: A Journey of the Heart - EpilogueChristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09641535226387478870noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-80100988850696530372008-07-02T21:07:00.000-05:002008-07-02T21:07:00.000-05:00I will keep this post marked to remind myself of t...I will keep this post marked to remind myself of this journey and what it truly is about. Thank you to both you and A for writing this and for sharing this with all of us. It is refreshing and well worth reading again and again. Thank you Christy!Kaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473905322257543749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-64815598863237889312008-06-30T23:25:00.000-05:002008-06-30T23:25:00.000-05:00Any advice for those of us traveling in the next m...Any advice for those of us traveling in the next months? The retrospectoscope is such a valuable tool!! <BR/><BR/>We're thinking of staying at the Sheraton. I'm thinking of bringing every possible medication/comfort I can possibly pack. I'm even trying to garnish additional physical/psychological support hoping my sister will go with us. <BR/><BR/>With the wisdom you've acquired, what would Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844801541946571861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-39178700648375614392008-06-30T12:55:00.000-05:002008-06-30T12:55:00.000-05:00Thank you.Keep smilin!Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Keep smilin!4Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497882301211681198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-67524256411398177442008-06-30T09:20:00.000-05:002008-06-30T09:20:00.000-05:00CHristy,I am sorry you received negative responses...CHristy,<BR/>I am sorry you received negative responses, but it doesn't surprise me. But I am sorry. I, on the other hand, appreciated your posts more than you will ever know. We leave in ONE WEEK to get Noah from the orphanage and to be honest, I am scared to death...scared that my babies will be sick, scared that we will be sick, and scared that I might not like it. (We have contemplated Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663647667275488323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-69033209000680191682008-06-29T22:57:00.000-05:002008-06-29T22:57:00.000-05:00Your Epilogue was just perfect and apologies are N...Your Epilogue was just perfect and apologies are NOT something you should be making to anyone. I truly can not believe that negative feedback landed in your "lap". What a shame. There are so many sides to people's INDIVIDUAL experiences and in no way can any one comment on your experiences unless they have walked a mile in your shoes. Esp. when it comes to adoption.... Hmph.<BR/><BR/>All that Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694920109688869151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-83577948720502127712008-06-29T02:30:00.000-05:002008-06-29T02:30:00.000-05:00This afternoon our family sat and read together yo...This afternoon our family sat and read together your blog. Your story on the travel to Quint was AMAZING. We too have searched high and low for detailed information on the travel...we too have not found much. SO, your blog is a much needed breath of fresh air.<BR/>Do not apologize for anything (and I'm glad to see you didn't! =). You are a very talented writer. We could visualize each detailRebecca and Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873491301927518087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-79977637741359912052008-06-29T00:28:00.000-05:002008-06-29T00:28:00.000-05:00Christie, it stinks that you got negative feedback...Christie, it stinks that you got negative feedback to the point that you have to reiterate the points you made in your other blog posts. You should not have to apologize for or qualify your story in any way. Like you said, your experience is YOUR experience. Your recording of it is honest and it's from your perspective. And, like someone noted above, not many people head to Ethiopia as a tourist Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00945974699137243766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-26931590294021777742008-06-28T23:07:00.000-05:002008-06-28T23:07:00.000-05:00I wish more people would write authentic adoption ...I wish more people would write authentic adoption stories. I thoroughly enjoyed yours. It was all about getting your son. Few people would chose Ethiopian as a tourist adventure I would think.<BR/>I took my eldest to China to volunteer at a foster home this year. It was an eye opener for us both but we wouldn't have missed it for the world. Next year I will take my two youngest to do the same.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11502164735171167446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-2421958323550517842008-06-28T19:50:00.000-05:002008-06-28T19:50:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing your Heart and story. I hope pe...Thanks for sharing your Heart and story. I hope people take your posts in the spirit it is written,..an honest account of YOUR experience and feelings. Going into anything without knowing the good, bad and ugly is deceiving yourself. Nothing is perfect, but the ending and having your child in your arms.. So happy i was able to share in your journey and will be here for your China trip also, Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139900762615875346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-19230689040481790492008-06-28T19:02:00.000-05:002008-06-28T19:02:00.000-05:00Your epilogue was beautiful. You are an honest, r...Your epilogue was beautiful. You are an honest, real person with a big heart and deep-felt emotions, and I thank you so much for sharing your story.<BR/><BR/>Go enjoy that cute boy!Eloisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08974737894674278154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-62171882104512981092008-06-28T18:38:00.000-05:002008-06-28T18:38:00.000-05:00LOVE ~ ALL the posts... I would love to go to Afri...LOVE ~ ALL the posts... I would love to go to Africa.. it seems like an amazing journey.. Due to others things we can not..<BR/>I have enjoyed your journey..I cried and felt every moment..I truly believe you are the most honest.. And I appriciate it..<BR/>HUGS to you..<BR/>I am soooo HAPPY for you both.. <BR/>And Quint is the cutest..<BR/>Have a Great Weekend..<BR/>THANK YOU....Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373111344793230801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-49158876881431047042008-06-28T17:14:00.000-05:002008-06-28T17:14:00.000-05:00Christie,I really appreciate your epilogue. You m...Christie,<BR/>I really appreciate your epilogue. You made a point with your Disney family example. Not everyone will have the same experience. <BR/><BR/>In China we did not have to fly our of Guanzhou, we stayed there the entire time. The A/C didn't work in the sweltering heat, but we were sweating anyways and who cared about a hot room.. Wen was sooo sick and didn't want anything to do with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-44620994060831577772008-06-28T15:19:00.000-05:002008-06-28T15:19:00.000-05:00Speechless, well almost. I just can't imagine a b...Speechless, well almost. I just can't imagine a better post than that, honestly.<BR/><BR/>I can't imagine someone saying you should have felt this or that. Maybe your honesty was threatening to them? I don't know, I'm not in their shoes.<BR/><BR/>I just know that you have done a great service to the adoption community by being respectfully honest. Our trip to China was for the most part Denahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394683409606165163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30044120.post-83734637207586438922008-06-28T07:28:00.000-05:002008-06-28T07:28:00.000-05:00Thanks agian for sharing an honest view of your ex...Thanks agian for sharing an honest view of your experiances. I truely appreciate it and someday I may need to come back to these posts to remind myself that not all trips are fantastic but the result is amazing.frogglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299913279470994583noreply@blogger.com