The word halo is defined by Merriam-Webster as, "the aura of glory, veneration, or sentiment surrounding an idealized person or thing." Adopting has been a wonderful and exciting opportunity to bring children into our family. What it has not been is some altruistic act to help save a child from a life of poverty. The bottom line why we are adopting from Ethiopia is something much less glamorous. Here it is---we wanted to have children. As simple as that is somehow it gets twisted in the translation. We continue to hear after we tell people we’re adopting from Ethiopia, "What a good thing you are doing for those children." Inside I scream, "Noooooo stop! Don’t put me up on that pedestal. I’ll fall for sure."
Here’s what I do believe. God did not plan for Rick and I to have trouble having biological children. God did not plan for our children’s birth mother to be too poor to provide for them. What God did plan,
"You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children." Gen 50:20-21
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That's a really good perspective. After all, poverty and infirmity are only results of the fall and sin's curse on this earth, so of course it is not God's plan that you benefit by them. Yet He is able to take the cursed pieces and still make something beautiful with them.
By the way, your boys are just so beautiful, but they look so sad. Which is kind of a good thing in a way, because you want to hope they are grieving right now. They should be.
found your blog .. we are on our second adoption to china and are praying about going to ethiopia next ... can't wait to see how your journey unfolds ... we get that alot also .. people say how lucky our little one is and i tell them we are the blessed ones ... she has taught us so much about being a family...i love how God is growing our family this way ...
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