It's looking like Baby's adoption won't be finalized until this summer. This puts us squarely in the middle of the adoption process. We've come along way, and we have a good ways left to go. Already, though. my heart is being wrung out for the other kiddos out there. They are the Waiting Children of the world. There are so many of them. We cannot adopt them all, but I've got a plan:
I was telling my sisters today that I think adoption is so cool that everyone should do it. That my plan - everyone should adopt. Baby has been such a blessing and a delight. Adoption is such a cool way to build families, and there are so many children who are waiting for someone to rescue them.
I know there are push backs when considering adoption. It can be expensive. It can be risky. It can be an emotional rollercoaster. It can be reason to greive if adoption is the alternative to pregnancy.
But despite the push backs, we've jumped in with both feet. And the view from here is different. It has been hard. In some ways harder than expected, but it has been so so worth it. The joy of having our four kids has well exceeded the emotional cost of brining the last one home.
So if your reading this, and you've ever considered adoption. Consider it again. Get the facts, learn the stories, see the faces. You may just be starting the adventure of a lifetime.
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