Unbelievable

I'm stunned by the news that's been circulating about a mother and grandmother in Tennessee who put a 7-year-old the mother had adopted in Russia on a plane to Moscow, alone, with a letter essentially saying he was being returned.

Now the agency (not ours) has been suspended and Russian officials are calling for a freeze in all adoptions in progress until some kind of treaty or agreement can be worked out between the US and Russia. We have no idea at this point if anything will be put on hold but know that issues like this are huge in Russia.

I'd been having a tough 10 days or so anyway, as our personal situation has entirely stalled out. Now thoughts of this boy and this situation and what it could mean to those of us who truly believe in what we're doing are overwhelming on top of my own personal worry, stress and pain. I just don't understand how, even if things get horrible, you could ever think that that was an appropriate way to deal with it? I'm stumped.

I almost didn't post because I'm just so tired of the stress of it all but know that many are concerned for us, so I figured I'd better at least say something. I'll likely be quiet until we have any good news. Thanks for your good thoughts.