In spite of my absence, I really do have many things to be thankful for. I now find myself reflecting on such things, even if I'm not writing about it. I suppose that really was the point of the whole exercise!
As I attempt to get back into the swing of things, I'll start with my gratitude for legal system. A couple months ago, I wrote about an accident I was in over three years ago. In this instance, the justice system prevailed! After a grueling, frustrating, and just-plain-stupid three years, the woman was declared crazy (well, not literally) and ended up with nothing. In white a different case, my family has much more to be thankful for...
My sister and her husband have been in the process of trying to adopt, as I also wrote about a few months ago. This time around, it's been an adorable little boy named Carson who was less than three months old when he came to them. He was instantly smothered with love by everyone in our family, and the great emotional roller coaster began again.
Almost a month ago, though, a judge terminated his birth parents' rights. Yay! This doesn't mean it's all over yet, but it's certainly a giant leap in the right direction! There's a four-month waiting period before they can officially adopt him so the birth mother can appeal the decision (which she probably will, but it'll just be a waste of everyone's time), but things are definitely working in our favor this time!
Keep our family in your thoughts and prayers these days, and in the days to come, especially for any judge making an important call. There have been many bad decisions along the way, as well as the few good ones. Let's hope they continue to be good ones!
UPDATE: we heard from my sister a few days ago, and they've set an adoption date for November 15! I don't understand enough about adoption law to know how this is even possible, but I'm certainly not complaining! We're excited about this new development, and can't wait to see how it all turns out. We may have something to be extremely thankful for come Thanksgiving!
