Where do I begin?!
My summer as an intern at Gladney Center
for Adoption is one that I have been looking forward to for a few years. I knew
I wanted to be here and experience the behind the scenes of an organization
that is so special to me. I have always been a part of the Gladney family! My
birth mother made an adoption plan for me and chose the most loving, amazing
parents I could have ever had. They push me to be my best and make it possible
for me to fulfill my dreams. I am forever grateful that she chose life and
adoption for me. The Lord has a purpose for me and I am glad that I am alive to
be able to pursue it!
After choosing my major in college and forming more of an
interest in helping professions, I knew I needed to spend time here. It has
been such a blessing! I work with such kind, professional people who strive to
make their workplace friendly and encouraging. They have hearts of gold and
work unimaginably hard to find forever families for sweet little ones. I have
even gotten the privilege to meet some people who were at Gladney at the time
of my adoption!
While I can’t imagine spending my summer anywhere else, these
past few weeks have not gone without a huge amount of emotions I wasn’t
expecting to have. From crying when I got to see the placement room for the first
time, to meeting a few kiddos who are also Gladney babies, it has been very
emotional. Luckily, I have had plenty of sweet coworkers to encourage me that
this is normal, and that there are tissues everywhere for a reason!
I have learned
so much about my area of study, too. I have been able to apply what I have
learned in my college classes about family systems, grief, and other topics
that can be difficult. It has helped me to process my own feelings about my
personal story, and I didn’t even realize that I needed to!
Needless to say,
this has been a summer of a lifetime. I have grown so much personally, and I
feel like the precious groups of interns who are with me at Gladney would say
the same!
Jordan
Marketing Intern & Gladney Baby
Jordan
Marketing Intern & Gladney Baby
I met a lady who was adopted from France via Edna Gladnsy. She knew Ms Gladnsy. She is in her late 70s probably. Cool, huh?
ReplyDeleteI sldo think Im and Edna Gladney baby, as well. My birth mother was only 16 and she said she thinks that's the name of the home she went into in Oklahoma City in late 1955. I was born in 1956
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