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The Truth of the Matter – Melissa Corkum
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The Truth of the Matter

November 11, 2012April 19, 2013Adoption and Orphan Care, Our Adoption Adventure, Parenting, Uncategorized

If I had a dollar for every time we’ve been asked, “How is everything going?” we may be able to put our kids through college. Okay, not really, but you get the idea.

So how is everything going?

I normally answer that we’re doing really well. And we are.

On one hand, in the grand scheme of adjustments and the fact we doubled the amount of kids in our family in 2 months, we are doing really well.

On the other hand, we doubled the amount of kids in our family by adding 3 teenagers who are survivors of incredible trauma, experiencing culture shock, and have limited English. The truth of the matter is that this journey comes with challenges…hard ones.

While we still have many great moments, we are experiencing the challenges of settling in, navigating relationship dynamics, and teaching what in means to live in a family. There’s nothing better to expose how much we take for granted than to live with people who come from an entirely different paradigm.

If you are so inclined, please surround us in prayer. Pray that Patrick and I would have the wisdom and energy to handle our challenges well. Pray that necessary changes would happen from a heart level and there would be enough humility all around.

Thanks, friends.

Melissa

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7 Comments

LindsayNovember 14, 2012

We are hosting through New Horizons for Children, based in the Atlanta area.
Kathryn P. PitratNovember 13, 2012

I have enjoyed your blog, Melissa. Wanted you to know that I am praying for you and Patrick! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas on your blog!
1. MelissaNovember 13, 2012
  
  Thanks, Kathy! Your prayers mean a lot.
MelissaNovember 11, 2012

Thanks, Briana!
LindsayNovember 11, 2012

Melissa,
You don’t know me, but I found your blog through a CC blog search. I have followed your adoption story with ingest this year, and I pray for your family. We are hosting an orphan girl from Latvia for Christmas this year, and your blog continues to inspire me to seek to help the least of these. Thank you for sharing a little of your life with us.
1. MelissaNovember 11, 2012
  
  Lindsay,
  Thanks for introducing yourself. Through which program are you hosting?
BrianaNovember 11, 2012

Thanks for humbly sharing (as much as you can here) how things “are really going”. I will continue to be praying for ya’ll.

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