Adoption Journey 6

We passed!! Our second application was recently approved and we are moving on! What a relief! Our agency has assigned us a social worker and we are currently setting up an interview. We meet with them at the agency and they will begin coming into our home. This past week, J and I had do something very interesting. Once our second application was approved, they wanted us to sit down and speak with a psychiatrist. I was so nervous about this. I have never been to one before or have had any type of counseling so I had no idea what to expect. We picked a doctor from the list, called him, and set up a 3 hour time slot so he could sit down with us and pick our brains.

When we arrived, his office was everything I had imagined it would be. There was a marble stair case leading up to his office. Upon opening the heavy wooden doors, we were welcomed by expensive decor, book shelves lined with floral plants, flat screen HD TV's, and a beautifully polished wooden floor. We told the secretary behind the glass door who we were and we sat. We didn't sit long. The doctor greeted us and took us back to a room with a nice leather couch, pillows, and bookshelves lined with every book imaginable about personalities. I was intimidated. But once he explained that he was there to help us and get us through to the next stage, I was somewhat more comfortable. We chatted about a few things and then he divided us up. J was taken to another room and the doctor returned to tell me that he simply wanted to know all about me--the highs, the lows, accomplishments, disappointments, and everything in between. He said, "Okay, you were born in January in 1978...so go from there..." I think I actually laughed out loud but plunged right in and told him about my entire life. We went into lots of things I hadn't thought about in a long time. We also talked about the girls, J, what I like doing, my faith, and the adoption journey. He nodded, asked a few questions, got me back on track several times, and just simply listened. It was fabulous. It was so therapeutic. When I finished, he looked down at his watch and said, "Well, we talked for an hour and now it's your husband's turn." I couldn't believe I had talked that long. He was super easy to talk to and made me feel very comfortable. It was the first time in my life that I talked to someone who didn't talk back, or try and give advice, or interrupt. He was quiet and listened. I guess that is his job!!! But what's weird is when I talked, he just nodded and would say, "interesting" or "tell me more." I have no idea if he thought I was a loon or not. He gave me no feed back. But like I said, it was great and I could totally go back!

J and I switched places. Now it was my turn to answer the 344 question survey about my personality. Yes, 344 questions about me. I answered questions like: are you afraid of heights--to--have I ever written a suicide letter--and everything in between.

But we survived! The doctor will mail in our paper work to the agency and off we go to the next step. Here's to hoping we aren't crazy!

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17