"Intense . . .But Good!"

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

So, it's all done! James and I are all done teaching the education classes for adoptive applicants this year. Our last class was last Friday night and Saturday, and we tried something new this time. Instead of a six-week course, meeting every week for two hours, we tried a "weekend retreat" instead. So basically, we crammed the six-weeks of classes into Friday night and all day Saturday. To quote a comment from one of the hopeful adoptive couples, the weekend was "Intense, but good!" I thought that said it all! By about 3:00 on Saturday we all got sort of a glazed look and had to resort to drastic measures, do I dare tell? Okay, what the heck. James finally ran across the street and grabbed a case of Coke to pass around. It was the "caffeinate to educate" plan, which I am or am not officially endorsing, depending on who's reading this. I'm not generally a fan of caffine, but drastic times call for drastic measures! The couples in our class were great, thanks for hanging in there with us! And here's a big shout out "THANK YOU" to everyone who helped, whether you donated pictures or children's adoption books, lifebooks etc., or helped set up or whatever! I hope everyone finally got the right books back, honestly I was completely out of it when sorting through everyone's things. Anyway, we really appreciated your help! The pictures that were displayed were a big hit with the couples, it gave them hope! And I also really want to give a HUGE thank you to the four beautiful birth mothers who came and shared their stories with us. Hearing your experiences helps our couples so much, and we love and admire and thank you from the bottoms of our hearts! I know that Wes, Tabitha, Ty and Tiffany will do a fantastic job in teaching the classes next year!