Words have an incredible ability to lift, crush, support, hurt, love or heal the heart. Today, as we went to church, love was delivered in an unusual healing manner. And in the midst of picking up my children from their class, a sweet Chinese woman began admiring my adopted children after recognizing their shared heritage..... tears began to seep down her face. She hugged me and thanked me dearly for loving them. I could feel her soul was so touched by our children as she gazed deeply at them playing. Adoption, begins with brokenness and pain ........becomes redeemed because of a great love. Not our love.....Christ's LOVE. We are weak and humbled as we raise children. My only response was that this is what God calls us to and we simply love them. Her gracious heart and deep gratitude for adoption warmed my soul for adoption should be a natural part of our family as God adopted us into His. The story God weaves together is beautifully complex.
Then she gave my children the most precious gift, she (as a Chinese mama herself), with tears streaming down her face) looked at James and said "remember, your Chinese mama always loved you". He confirmed to him, he was not abandoned, he was LOVED. He was cherished. But something, culturally, financially, physically, prevented the birth parents from raising him. The message was so special I asked her to repeat again so the other two could hear. Even though adoptive parents can tell our children how loved they are, the gift of her words held a powerful meaning. They are Chinese and they are Americans and SO loved by two countries. I pray they hold this gift dear to their hearts and know they are SO LOVED from the beginning.
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| OUR HEART TRIO |
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| FAMILY CAMP 2018 |
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| Family Camp Fairwood 2018 Rachael was their favorite counselor |
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| Plotting his paintball moves |
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| Cheering for their brothers in paintball |
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| Justin taking on the world---well at least in paintball. |
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| That smile can get him anything! |
