This is a topic that many of you know is very special to me. I love that we have grown our family through adoption and I know that we will someday be blessed again by adoption. Whether it is tomorrow or two years from now, it will happen by our willing desire, faith, constant prayer and by Heavenly Father's guidance in his eternal plan.
~ I have felt that this is one important part missing to my blog. Adoption is something that is on my mind daily. It's constant work, it takes time, focus, preparation, prayer, and a ton of Faith! Some days it is easy to move forward-working towards our goals and some days are completely emotional and exhausting. I haven't wrote on this for many of reasons. Here's to name a few:
* I understand that I can't expect others to understand why adoption is so important to me, nor can I expect them to understand the emotional roller coaster it is at times. So since I know that I can't have expectations for my friends or family, I don't know how to share without others feeling worried about what to say if there views are different or I don't want to put them on the spot especially if they aren't sure how to offer support!
* I love all my children-Those adopted and biological. I know for me as a mother and for our whole family that our family is to be brought together and completed by children that are adopted and by children that are biological. Many may feel that because I can have my own children why would I want to adopt. For me this is something I have always known, it is a part of me as a mother, it is my calling in my life to help find my children through adoption and bring them into our family FOREVER!
* I know many may see our family as quite busy-However I delight in the size of our family and look forward to growing it through adoption. I have no idea what the Lord's timing is for our family. I know I will continue to do my part and as a family we will continue to prepare and pray, and we will be guided to our children someday.
Adoption is a topic that I am passionate about~I love it and I have decided that I want to talk about it more often and more openly. I look forward to searching this topic greatly for quotes, articles, video's and anything else of great importance on adoption. If anyone has any question's PLEASE feel free to ask me. I am so excited about this and can't wait to share more!
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1 year ago
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So many "fertile" people I talk to about adoption say they "thought about adopting" after they were done having their "own" kids. I think many of us like the idea of adopting but few are called to pursue it. Kudos to you for following your heart!
I understand the work, passion and all the emotions attached but I love it. If I had children of my own from the beginning I don't think I would have ever adopted but I am so glad I have. I can't imagine not having Hayden in my life. I feel so blessed to be apart of adoption and content having children this way. Its hard at times when I really want more children and all I have is adoption because then things run too slow for me. But we are working on getting this one year old little girl right now and hope soon we will know if we get to adopt her or not. This is one of the hardest parts....the wait and the not knowing but I feel comfort every time I pray to Heavenly Father. So I wish you the best on your adoption journey for I know you have great love and desire for this.
Hey, thank you so much for commenting on my blog. I love that I get to meet new moms and great people. This is going to sound really strange and might freak you out. lol I don't know, but I felt like I knew you from somewhere. Your family is adorable. I love that you are into adoption. I want to adopt too. Your family has got such a sweet spirit in their faces. I hope you don't mind me adding you to my blog. So by the way, my name is Maleri and I'm from Malad, Idaho. I tried to scroll down and see if you said where you were from and I'm guessing Arizona? Is that right? I'm so excited to get to know you better. I'm obviously a very outspoken honest person, so I hope it doesn't freak you out. lol Take care.
I think we are a lot alike!
Wow what a beautiful family you have.. Thank you for posting a comment on my blog.. I added your blog to my blog so I could keep track of things in your life I hope you don't mind.. Adoption is great and I'm passionate about it too.. Thank you..
Cindy or the Hull's
I could not have said that better myself. After so many years of infertility Roger and I chose a route to have children that many may not understand but it worked for us. Our home is made up of many biologies but no matter the origin of our babies DNA, they are our babies and adoption will be how we complete our family too. Much love, Shan
you are always such a good writter at ANYTHING you talk about...i just love this post just like all of your others you share...you are AMAZING!!! i look forward to anything you write about!!!
Tanya, I added an adoption poem to my page I thought you may enjoy. If you would like I could email it to you. Let me know!
Hey Tanya,
Our family is a wonderful mix of children born to us and children born to us through adoption. Adoption has been the desire of my heart for a long time and was a way that I knew we'd grow our family. It is a hard thing to get out of your system too! Now that I have been to another country and seen the need firsthand and have seen how a child can go from a relatively bleak future to thriving in the love of a family, I just can't help but want to do it again! For me, it was not about being able to have biological children, it was about answering the call I felt the Lord placed on my life. He gave me this overwhelming desire to adopt and I have been so blessed that we answered His call. Aside from the miracle and blessing of adding another precious little one, the adoption journey is a wonderful walk of faith. It gave me a new appreciation for trusting the Lord and watching Him provide everything according to His plan. It also is a beautiful picture of our God sending His Son as the ultimate sacrifice for us in order that we might be "adopted" into His family. The sacrifice, the love and the blessings all reminded me daily and were a small glimpse into the Heart of our God. Ephesians 1:5 "God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do and it gave him great pleasure."
James 1:27 says, "Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you."
Adoption is something very much in God's heart and it is a privelege to be part of His plan.
I feel the same way that you do on this. I love your passion for adoption. Keep praying for what the Lord has in store for your family! Hope all is well with you guys!
Love,Lisa
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