“My Endless Summer of Waiting” Tricia Bonnema - September 21, 2015 - Real Adoption Stories, Surviving the Wait, The Process “My Endless Summer of Waiting” Tricia Bonnema - September 21, 2015 - Real Adoption Stories, Surviving the Wait, The Process This was to have been my first summer as a mom. Instead, we’re waiting for the clearing of one final hurdle.