Karen's Adoption Links Blog

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm That could abash the little bird That kept so many warm. I've heard it in the chillest land, And on the strangest sea; Yet, never, in extremity, It asked a crumb of me. ~Emily Dickinson - 1830-1886

Grandma once gave me a tip: During difficult times, you move forward in small steps. Do what you have to do, but little by little. Don't think about the future, not even what might happen tomorrow. Wash the dishes. Take off the dust. Write a letter. Make some soup. Do you see? You are moving forward step by step. Take a step and stop. Get some rest. Compliment yourself. Take another step. Then another one. You won't notice, but your steps will grow bigger and bigger. And time will come when you can think about the future without crying. Good morning - Elena Mikhalkova, "The Room of Ancient Keys"

There are MANY Russian adoption groups on facebook now. Here are some: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AFCare  - for adoptions for Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and other Central Asian EE countries https://www.facebook.com/groups/AdoptStPetersburg  - St Petersburg + Leningrad Adoptive Parents and Adoptees https://www.facebook.com/groups/KemerovoAdoption  -  Kemerovo Adoptive Parents https://www.facebook.com/groups/KrasnodarAdopt  - Krasnodar  Adoptive Parents and Adoptees https://www.facebook.com/groups/moscowadopt  -  Moscow  Adoptive Parents and Adoptees https://www.facebook.com/groups/TulaAdoption  - Tula Russia Adoptive Parents and Adoptees https://www.facebook.com/groups/russianadoptees   -  Russian Adoptees