The Beginning

I've kept a journal for as long as I can remember. Yes, I think my mother read every entry.

My memories seem to be formed about what I wrote in my journal. I may not remember a particular detail about an event, but if I wrote about it, I can visualize it on the page - down to the placement on the page and the color of the pen.

When I started this adoption journey, I figured that I would be writing every day. Capturing my emotions and fears for my future child. I haven't. I have one entry on 3/13/07 -
"I'm going to be a mother." That's it. Nothing since then.

I'm not sure what this will turn in to. I'm actually a pretty private person, but there is so much about this journey and international adoption that I need to share with my friends and family.

Here goes...