Somewhere tonight, she is there. I don't know her name. I don't know what has brought her to this place. I don't know what she looks like or what her background is or what makes her laugh or what her dreams for this baby are. But I know that she's out there. She might be scared. She might be confused. She might feel alone or angry or completely unsure of where to go or what to do. Maybe she's not sure if she can continue with this pregnancy. Maybe she's trying to just ignore the life inside of her. Maybe she has been abandoned, forsaken, kicked out and without a place to go because of this baby. Maybe she feels like all...
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These Kids Get It
February 7, 2012
One of the most beautiful things about this adoption process has been watching the effect it's had on our kids. We have three sweet children that are pretty amazing in many ways but they are also...well...kids, which means that they generally think a lot about themselves. Being a family that's adopting hasn't magically erased their self-centeredness (or mine for that matter!) but God is using it to do something amazing in their little hearts. Here's just a taste of some recent conversations around our home:
Owen: "Can we pray for the mommy that has our baby in her belly? Let's pray that she will take good care of the baby and that if she can't, someone else can...
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