I have been really reflective of this past year lately. Knowing how neglected Jadon was, how delayed he was, what a shell of being he was...I stand in awe of him today. Love is all it took to change him.
Love: an unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another. That's it. Nothing fancy. No magic. We just LOVE him and he has flourished.
Please, if you have an inclination pushing you toward adoption--follow that inclination through. Whether it be stateside adoption or international adoption--just see it through.
Jadon was not expected. Not by his birth parents, Natalia and Igor and not by us either. He was selected, Supremely chosen for our family. Led to us by God, I fully believe that. You don't have to be Christian to adopt. I am simply stating what I know to be true for my family.
There are children waiting, wasting away, longing for love. I find my heart stirring from time to time for another child, I won't deny it. I was buying shirts for Joseph and Jadon to wear for our family pictures on Friday and I noticed the cute little dresses on clearance...and my mind drifted and pictured Maggie in a dress, with a tiny bejeweled barrette in her hair.
Be still my heart, I cannot take it.
She must have a family out there. She must. I don't see why she is passed over. I don't know why she is not donated to for support. I don't know a lot of things. What I do know is this....
Every single child, every single person, on this earth, was born with a purpose in life. She is no mistake. She is a vision and reflection of love--she just needs to be found by her momma and daddy.
Won't you please share her picture, share this blog? Pray her home to her momma and daddy. Pray they realize she is their child and they MOVE forward and see it through. Please.
"I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name." Isaiah 45:2-3 (NIV)
3 comments:
I was happy to read your posts again! Maggie would look so sweet in a bow!
I followed your adoption and would love to see you post more often and continue to advocate for Maggie or others you may have met when you visited Jadon. It seems so many families go quiet when they come home and I'm always surprised to see a lack of posts for other waiting children they met. I'm not commenting on you specifically, just the sense I get from the families I've followed the last year. It also seems they drop off from commenting on other people's blogs and although they were so active when they were in the adoption process, just seem to disappear from advocating. Maybe you could do a post about that subject! (again, I am really NOT NOT NOT referring to you personally, just something I've observed as an advocate who is not adopting and therefore continues to read and see bloggers come and go, and notice when they disappear from commenting on other blogs). Maybe the entire experience is just so exhausting they need a long break or don't want to ask for funds for a waiting child when they asked for their own adoption - I don't know. I'm happy to hear updates on Jadon - he is adorable!
Anne
Love this post and your heart! Hope your appt went well today!
Little Maggie tugs at my heart too. She is in our slideshow on our blog. Check out our Challenge & Giveaway. (Up to 4 free entries!)
Blessings to you and your precious family.
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