I made a statement on Facebook a few days before our trip and we repeated it in one of our early blog posts. I would like to revise that statement. The statement was "adoption is not for the faint of heart". I am sitting here this morning in a dark hotel room and Leslie is off on a Starbuck's run. There is just enough sunlight sneaking through the heavy curtains that I can watch our precious beautiful new daughter sleep. She has stolen my heart. I think back to our meeting on that first day and how heartbreaking that was. Then I think about how far she has come in the 9-10 days that we have had her. God is truly answering prayers and being faithful. We see progress every day and she has put on 4, yes I said four, pounds already. A little heartache and a ton of joy and blessing with this little one. Then it hits me. Something that I've already known, and needed to realize with this adoption. She is no different than our other kids...biological or adopted. We were not guaranteed a healthy child with our 3 biological child births, although God blessed us with 3 healthy children. That is not everyone's reality. So the revision to the previously mentioned statement is..."parenting is not for the faint of heart"...but is definitely worth the investment. The good far outweighs the bad. All of my kids are blessings. People tell us how good we are for adopting etc...but the truth is that we are just answering God's call on our lives and these children are as much a blessing to us as we are to them. They are a wonderful addition to our lives. As Christians, we are all called to defend the weak and the fatherless. If you feel the slightest twinge of interest in adopting children, pray about it. There are children all over the world that need mommy's and daddy's. Yes, it is a sacrifice, but a sacrifice that I will never regret making.
Chris
Well said.
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ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more with either of your posts. The one before you left on fb and today's. You are right...parenting of any type is not for the faint at heart. Thanks for sharing your heart with us. Your pictures are absolutely adorable and she is very fortunate to have you as a family as well as you having her.
Mel
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