- the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.
I’m learning slowly but surely that the adoption journey is full of transitions. My best advice : BE READY FOR THEM.
The adoption process itself is obviously a transition. Your family is growing by however many children you adopt. In my case, I’ll be going from a home with zero children to a home with 2 or 3. That’s a huge transition for anyone, but what I didn’t foresee are the mini transitions leading up to that one.
For example, I didn’t foresee my adoption agency turning out not to be the best fit for me and me finding that out three years into the process. As I stated in an earlier post, God wastes nothing but I do wish I had discovered that sooner. Now, I am transitioning to another agency. So far, its been smooth sailing but it’s another stretch in the process that I must go through.
Other transitions are buying another vehicle to accommodate my growing family as well as replacing my furniture with more child friendly colors and materials. Those are material transitions that I’m thankful that I was able to do, but there are others that may pose more of a challenge. For instance, I will need to transition to a different shift at work. As of now, a later shift on days is not optional. So, I may need to hire a part time nanny to help get my kids off to school. Either way, that’s a transition.
Additionally, I’ll be transitioning my home into a more child-friendly abode and less of a home-based business. I currently make baskets, wreaths, jewelry, and event decor from my home. Those crafts take up a lot of space that I will need for my children, so I can easily foresee me having to rent out a small space to continue my business to free up space for my children. That’s not an immediate transition, but I see it coming in the near future.
These transitions aren’t necessarily good or bad. They’re just part of the process. Your transitions may look different than mine, and I encourage you not to lose heart while you’re making these transitions. I whole-heartedly believe that , although exhausting, they will be worth it once your children arrive.
The ultimate transition will be them leaving their current home to come to yours. In fact, that will be a topic for next week’s blog post. We’ll discuss the physical transition as well as the emotional and psychological aspect as well.
Thank for joining me this week…See you next post !
~Banessa