Today is just one of those days. I stumbled upon this blog an hour ago, and in the midst of the praise I'm sending for sweet Lily, my heart is just aching for the children out there who need families.
I feel so, so, so called to navigate this world with many, many children. I have such a giving partner in Andrew, and chaos drives us to love and laugh together. The challenge of raising children has given our marriage such a gift and our "can-do" spirit is just growing and growing.
Worldwide, there are millions of children who won't know a mother's touch this Christmas Eve...who won't ride a "Daddy Horse" this year...who don't have shoes to keep their sweet little feet warm...who don't have a stack of books and a cup of water to keep them company at night...who don't have a bed full of warm bodies to find in the night...who don't have a closet full of clothes to pick through...who don't have a special lovey to talk to...who don't have a clean bathtub to pretend in...who don't have something to call their own.
Have you considered adoption as a means to add a child to your family? If you've ever wondered if this could be the right step for you, please take a second and check out Showhope.org. This site has inspired me in so many ways and is such a beautiful testimony to God's Will in the lives of so many beautiful children. If you've thought of adopting and have no idea where to start, try THIS PAGE.
In the meantime, and even if adoption isn't in your own future, will you take a few moments today to send up a prayer for the millions of children without families?
"Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories..."
~An Affair To Remember
1 comment:
i've been resisting th urge to adopt little ones for a few years. as soon as i'm a real grown up (you know, one of those people with a real job), i'm snagging up one of those darlings who don't have a mama.
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