Featherless Hens, I love you all!

My adoption "support group" is the HOT HENS! We are a group of women who's babies are in the TQ orphanage. We have become incredibly close over the last few months and we email/talk on a daily basis. We have been one another's sounding board, venting buddies, we pull strategy together and we REALLY KNOW how the other is feeling! I felt SO alone until I met my HENS! We will be friends for LIFE as we have endured this pain and it is NOT over yet! I have to believe we will see our babies soon and that will be a HUGE celebration! So why HENS? If you stick your head in a hen coup and mess with her chick, she will peck you! HOT HENS is quite appropriate! We must find something to keep us laughing while we continue to beat our heads against the way day after day as we fight (it feels that way for sure). I am a FEATHERLESS hen for sure! NOTE: Stress makes your hair/feathers fall out!

I know those of you who log on are wanting updates on Halle-Grace. PLEASE remember ALL of the children in TQ! Today, another HEN received a photo of her precious little one... another IV!! Ripped my heart out...cried til I had the "snubs" or whatever that horrible and embarrassing thing is (where you can't breathe"). Many of the babies have been sick. Our agency said when one gets sick, they all get sick (makes sense, they sleep together, eat together) but it still is hard to see them when we can't be there and hold them through a needle stick and IV fluids! That is what mommys do! My mom did it for me and I want to do the same for Halle-Grace! Bless their little hearts! These babies need their mommys! WE need them!

God Bless our children!

Shaohannah's Hope

Hi Shannon,

We will pray for Halle Grace and for the other children who are being affected by this policy issue. We are aware of the current situation regarding the MOU, and know that members of Congress in addition to JCICS and CCAI are in discussions about this with State and we pray that a resolution to this impasse will come soon. I would encourage you to contact the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute: www.ccainstitute.org for more information & help!

Please know that we are praying for the children and this situation in Vietnam and for all the families who are waiting.

Kindest regards,
Wendy

Wendy Cosby
Program Director
Shaohannah’s Hope
www.shaohannahshope.org
(o) 615.550.5600 ext. 107
(fax) 615.595.0850

LONG NIGHT!

Jason & I sat up half the night emailing everyone we could think of to contact their reps and senators asking them to attend the meeting in DC tomorrow. If it is open to the public, Jason is planning to attend. (info is below in last post). In the photos I posted yesterday, there is one with her little hand bandaged. The nannies are so good and love her so much! Please say a SPECIAL prayer for all the children and PLEASE contact all Senators and Representatives and make sure they are sending someone to the meeting tomorrow with JCICS (Friday, Aug. 1st)
Thank you. God Bless our babies!