So many of you have been following our journey for a while, and I just wanted to say thank you for loving our family! We are doing very well during the wait, I do think it is easier having a child already in the home when you are waiting for your next adoption.
Although we have "opened" our blog back up since our switch to international adoption, I simple cannot say everything that I want to say here and have it floating around in cyberspace. I do however want to share what was told to me yesterday.
A person who loves our family simply said things that really bothered me. Of course that happens time to time, but I wanted to post about it because I wondered if anyone reading this blog feels the same way. This person was so angry for me because we had to wait so long...here are some quotes, "why do you have to wait so long" "I just hate all THOSE countries", "it would be better to just adopt from here" "it shouldn't cost that much money"...I start to speak some truth, like "we don't have it all worked out here in U.S., we have our own set of problems", I said remember we waited for a year and a half and began to have real issues with domestic adoption. She said, "Yeah, we do need to do stuff, like sterilize people on welfare who keep getting pregnant."
Okay, this is when I simply have nothing left to say out loud. Wow, really? Wouldn't that make us much more like "other countries"? My heart just hurt. I think what bothered me the most is that this was supposed to be a sister in Christ, someone adopted in Christ Jesus, redeemed...as Christians, we really have to watch what we say and even more, test our spirits and dig out the crud in our hearts that would even think such things. I confess that often this is me who says things that hurt others, may God continue to purge this out of me until the day I die.
My deep desire is that the Lord would use my heart for orphans to help in some way change our governments laws with regards to domestic adoption. I do think that we have a failed system and need improvement, but, I think the best solutions to all of these issues will come from the church. I pray that the Church would take a stand regarding the MANY issues that surround adoption, orphans, abortion etc. and that we would shine for Jesus so that others can walk and clearly see the Way. May the Holy Spirit comfort families who hear ignorant remarks and may he stir all of us on to holiness and reveal all of our sinful hearts.
The picture is of my sweet Sophie at the "Pig" grocery store, practicing her walking. (she was a really late walker). Wanted to have a sweet face with this post as a reminder of what spurs me on...
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