Domestic Adoption

At our home study meeting last week, our case worker mentioned a surprising thing.  Their home study agency receives calls at least once a week from domestic adoption agencies trying to find families to adopt African American newborns.  She told us that it's very common for agencies to have mommies ready to give birth and asking to view family profiles, and they have none to show them.  Imagine!  Mommies are choosing life for their babies and trying to make an adoption plan for them, but there aren't enough families ready to welcome them in.  This is really crazy and really sad to me.

Our ladies' book group at church just finished reading Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader's Eye-Opening Journey Across the Life Line by Abby Johnson.  It was excellent and very thought provoking.  Abby was once the director of a Planned Parenthood clinic, and her autobiography gives fascinating details about her journey from pro-choice to pro-life.  It's so motivating for us as Christians to get involved and provide alternatives to abortion! 

In light of Steve Jobs passing away, a few news reports have talked about the fact that he had been adopted.  One great article titled Steve Jobs Changed the World: Adoption Changed His mentions other notable figures that were also adopted, such as Babe Ruth, Charles Dickens, Nat King Cole and Dave Thomas (Wendy's).  The article ends by saying "No matter the perceived worldly success of an adoptee, adoption is a loving act that transforms, not only the life of the child, but the entire family. And, sometimes, the world."

So let's keep domestic adoption on our radars too.