Our Why

People ask all the time why are we adopting?  Why China not America (as if there is a difference of a child)!  How much does it cost?  How long do you have to wait?  Oh I couldn't take a child into my home!  Oh I am too old!  (LOL, as I am approaching 50 I have to laugh at that one).  The how, why, what, where, keeps people stuck and instead of doing, they block that dream and settle!  Settle for LESS than they are meant to be!!!  When you know you just KNOW!  We are doing this because we are compelled to (Aka God). There are many orphans in this world who need a mom and dad.  And God is in the business of giving them families, if we will only just LISTEN!

We are doing this because we can (in Christ's strength, not ours)!

Yes, there are many other things we can do that would be much easier on us. We could spend more time and money on ourselves and still feel empty. We can do short term mission trips with the intent of easing our conscience and longing for something greater. We could keep gong to church on Sunday mornings convinced that when Jesus told us to take up our cross and follow him, he meant sitting in a pew at church.

But life is not about arriving at death safely. Life is about giving it all. It is about saying thanks to our God who gave us all by giving everything we can for the good of his kingdom.  It is about furthering God's kingdom and being HIS hands and feet!

We will find room for our soon-to-be daughter in our lives. We will find room for her in our home.
We have already found room for her in our hearts and love her so much already it hurts!!
We choose this for ourselves because we CHOOSE LOVE, and we are going to let God fill in the rest.

AND!!!!!  If we don’t do this, then who?

Just do it!  Step out in whatever you are called to do and let God.... let God..... nothings better!!

(Note: Some of the words were borrowed from a friends blog because I loved the way he said it!)

Romans 8:37.... No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
Nancy