It seems like when I get a child on my heart that child sometimes ends up in the Duval family :) But we truly are not able to add any more at this time with two already in progress. So that means that Victoria needs someone else to be her family. So does Laurel. If one of these girls was on your doorstep would you turn her away? Consider your doorstep to be Eastern Europe and understand that if noone says yes these girls have no hope. No hope of a family, no hope of medical help, perhaps no hope of hearing about their savior. I see this all the time on bumper stickers talking about abortion but I think it applies to adoption also. "It's not a choice it's a child." I don't think that adoption is about choosing to adopt. I think it is about a child.
Is it the money? Could we really tell Jesus that there was no way we could raise the money to help save a child? Is it the travel? Is that time away really going to be big deal in a life time? Is it fear? What will we say to Jesus when we are asked why we said no? Maybe it is that one person wants to adopt and the other doesn't. Keep praying. I don't know what God will do in your situation but I do know what He has done in ours. I wonder is it that we can't save them all or that we WON'T.
I'm not judging anyone's decision to not adopt. I have many things I should be doing that I'm not and God help me to daily depend on Him to do the things I should be doing. I just speaking the truth in love because I love these kids. This is your chance!!!
Looked on the new commitments page on RR and first on the list is Miss Alexis! So happy for your guys. Hope the other two girls you are talking about get families soon! I bet Patience is excited to have a sister closer to her age! You have all the boys and we keep getting the girls :)
ReplyDeleteTo those leaving ugly comments. Just so you know those just confirm to me that I am speaking truth. I rejoice that I have so offended satan that I am the object of your attacks. Thank you Jesus that you count me worthy it is only because of your Holy Spirit that I do anything right and I know it is you the attacks are really aimed at.
ReplyDeleteI will delete your comments though since that kind of hatred has no place on my blog and is in no way meant to be a discussion. You are just trying to spread your unhappiness. You picked the wrong blog because you actually added to my joy today!!
I didn't see the rude messages, but, I can't imagine what they would be upset about (unless they are anti-adoption in general).
ReplyDeleteIf your barrier to adopting is something like money or time, it is something that can be overcome. If you claim that's your barrier but are doing nothing to overcome it, chances are there's really something else preventing you from adopting (whether it's fear or something else).
I can't imagine why people would be upset if someone pointed that out. I complain about my job a lot and my husband is always saying "If it were really that bad, you'd have a different job by now." It's not necessarily what I want to hear, but, he's right.
Jessica, it was from the anti adoption group. They hit lots of adoption blogs. I just wanted them to know they were wasting their time because the comments didn't bother me at all. Had it been a true disagreement I would have left the comment. I respect other opinions. It's just my blog so of course I voice my opinion. I thank God for the freedom of being able to have an opinion even when that opinion is the opposite of mine. But I won't waste my time with members of such a hateful group.
ReplyDeleteThat makes sense. I thought someone would only be able to take issue with what you said if they take issue with adoption.
DeleteI don't know how anyone could look at the before and after pictures of the kids adopted from the mental institutes in EE and still say that adoption is always bad.