Sunday, March 15, 2009

10 month anniversary!

Another month has passed and here we are at 10 months. The time really seems to be moving faster and faster and before you know it, we will reach our 1 year mark. I have met several families from Newfoundland now beginning the homestudy phase to adopt from the Philippines. It will be good to have contact with families who have children from the same country, especially since they all live within a 20 minute drive.

This has also been a very sad past few days. My cousin who I went to school with from Kindergarten to Grade 12 was killed in the helicopter crash here in Newfoundland. It is still quite unbelievable that it has happened. There were several people at my work who had relatives on board the helicopter. One person survived but the other 17 did not. They have located the wreckage and plan to bring the helicopter up soon and they think the bodies are inside. I hope this is true so that all of the families can get some closure and begin the healing process.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am so sorry to hear about your cousin Renee. I hope they recover the bodies quickly so the families can begin to heal. This has been such a tragedy. My thoughts are with you.

Congrats on ten months!

Rachel said...

Renee, I am so sorry about your cousin. My thoughts will be with you and your family, and the other families affected.

Julie said...

I'm sorry to hear about the accident. Our prayers are with those families and yours right now.

Jenny said...

I am sorry to hear about your cousin. It is so hard to recover from those "freak" accidents.

Yea...10 months! Very soon it will be a year. I don't want to be a downer, but the 1st year went by fast for us, but since that time, it seems like everyday I get up thinking "this could be the day that we get our call" and yet here we are still waiting. It is so hard to know that we are close, yet really not know how long it could still be.

Allison Family said...

Congrats on 10 months...you'll get your referral before you know it.

And so sorry, to hear about your cousin and the others...thoughts and prayers are with you.

Anonymous said...

Renee, I'm so very sorry to hear about what happened to your cousin. My thoughts and prayers are with your families as well as the other families too... congrats on reaching the 10 month milestone. I hope time contines to fly by for you guys!

Amber said...

I am so sorry for your tragic loss, Renee. I heard about the accident on the news the other night. I can't imagine...my heart goes out to you and the other families!!

On a happier note, congrats on your ten month anniversary! And here's hoping that you get a referral really, really soon!!