Adoption is a cool miracle. As members of the adoption community, we get to witness and celebrate these miracles on a regular basis. For the last few weeks, we have been celebrating the adoptions of two dear friends, Tymm and Laura and Pete and Julie.
There is an instant bond between adoptive parents. On occasion, you find yourself talking to strangers with Chinese daughters in a check-out line, or you meet a new adoptive family at First Friday and find yourself pouring your heart out to someone you barely know. The adoption community creates instant bonds.
Mark and I have walked into the great calling on our lives...adoption. That "calling" has come with abundant and regular blessings. The latest blessing was the opportunity to celebrate with Tymm and Laura. They are leaving tomorrow to travel to Ethiopia to bring home their baby girl. It seems like just yesterday that they came to welcome Sophia and we talked for several hours about the news that they'd be adopting from Ethiopia.
There is an instant bond between adoptive parents. On occasion, you find yourself talking to strangers with Chinese daughters in a check-out line, or you meet a new adoptive family at First Friday and find yourself pouring your heart out to someone you barely know. The adoption community creates instant bonds.
Mark and I have walked into the great calling on our lives...adoption. That "calling" has come with abundant and regular blessings. The latest blessing was the opportunity to celebrate with Tymm and Laura. They are leaving tomorrow to travel to Ethiopia to bring home their baby girl. It seems like just yesterday that they came to welcome Sophia and we talked for several hours about the news that they'd be adopting from Ethiopia.
Yea for baby Meron! Yea for baby Nate! Yea adoption! In our world, it is an everyday miracle.
5 comments:
Our prayers are with your friends Tymm and Laura! We are also thankful for the kids who have been given a new lease and are now blessed with loving and caring new families. I think it takes special people to do what you are doing and my hat if off to each of you!!
adoption rocks! What wonderful pics..Looks like everyone had a great time!
Although I am not personally walking the adoption walk, I am living it through you guys, your friends, and my clients. It truly is an amazing blessing! It's funny, I never had an adoption client before you guys got so into it, now I have many cases going all of the time, and they are my favorite!
Yes, adoption is the best. It has truly changed our lives...funny how God has shown me how He adopted me through our adoption of Meron. Wow...what an amazing Father we have.
We will send pictures as soon as we can from Ethiopia.
8 hours til take off!
Laura
It looks like you all had a great time! Great decorations! :-)
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