Adoption Day 2010

November is Adoption Awareness month.

November 20th is National

Adoption Day.

National Adoption Day was started to draw attention

to the thousands of waiting children.

Children who are older, emotionally scared,

physically disabled, waiting.

Children who are waiting for a family, a home, a chance, love.

Jon and I have had the privilege, the pleasure,

the blessing of bringing four of these waiting

children into our family.

We made the choice to adopt.  We made the choice

to adopt from this country.

We made the choice to adopt out of foster care.

I thank the Lord every day for the children that

He has given us.  I pray every day

that the Lord will heal the scars of their hearts.

I thank the Lord every day for the birth mothers and

fathers of our children.

I pray every day for the time when our children may choose to meet their

birth parents.

On days like Friday, I celebrate.  I celebrate

the joy of adding to our family.

I celebrate the miracle, the gift of adoption.

I celebrate that the Lord has answered my prayers.

Our prayers.

During this month of Thanksgiving, I am thankful

for the family that the Lord is growing for us,

and for the extended family that celebrated our joy

with us.

I am thankful for my sons.  My two youngest

boys.  I am thankful for the privilege of being their mother.

I am thankful that the Lord chose us to be their family,

to raise them up into the men that they will become.

P. and Baby J.  Daddy and I love you more

than you will ever know.  Thank you for being our sons.

We look forward to watching you grow.  We look forward

to our lives together as a family.