Hi Everyone!
I'm LindseyMarie and Emily and I have been friends since I was born. (She's a few years older then me.) I offered to write on her blog to give my take on their family's adoption.
My first post is about the spirit of adoption. You and your family have to be the right kind of people to adopt a baby or child. Truth be told, I don't really remember the V's much before they adopted Sports Dude. I do remember when he was born. More about that in a future post! ;-) I remember not really knowing about what adoption was and what it involved. But now I know what it's all about and how Jesus said, "Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me." (Matthew 18:5)
I think every one has a different opinion on adoption, yet I think they all combine nicely. I want to share a little story:
I remember being in between classes at KAT one day, I was talking to another one of my friends when I saw Emily. This was the first time I had seen her since they had accepted their referral. I asked my friend to wait while I went up to Em, gave her a hug, congratulated her, that sort of teenage-girl stuff! Then I went back to my other friend and apologized for leaving her and told her about how V's had accepted their referral and so on. This the part of the story I want you to dwell on: My friend replied, "I love families who adopt. I think you have to have the right attitude and be the right family. It's such a cool thing to do. I would love to adopt some day!"
I truly think discussing adoption with your friends can be rewarding. With all that is going on in Haiti right now, it's the perfect time to bring up all those poor orphans. You might be surprised at what inspiring thoughts your friends have!
Look for more posts by me soon!
In Christ's Name,
LindseyMarie
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