I happened this morning upon the adoption story of friends we knew from college, and I cried as I read about how two years ago a birth mom had chosen them as the parents of her newborn son and saw pictures of this brave young girl handing her two week old boy to his new mommy and daddy.
It gets me every time.
There is just something unique and special about adoption. Giving birth is beautiful and miraculous, don't get me wrong. Those stories usually make me cry too. But in this family's case (and ours), there are more emotions involved. God walked them through the grief of childlessness to the joy of parenthood.
I was just talking to hubby last night about how thankful I am for God's incredibly gracious gift to us in these two sweet babies. We've never given birth. And yet we have a son and a daughter. They are not our flesh and blood. Yet we love them more than words can express - they have completely captured our hearts. We don't deserve them. And yet our God has been so good. We'll never stop praising Him for His kindness to us!
September 10, 2010
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