orphans

I have had a lot of time to sit and think in the last few days. So many things are running through my mind right now. Annie was on television this morning, even though I have seen it several times I think I finally get it. I am so luck to have been raised by both of my parents, parents who loved me, gave me what I needed, and are still there for me today. I think this is something we all take for granted honestly I had never really thought about what it would be like to be an orphan. Alone, scared, unloved, hungry, cold, lonely. What would that be like? Growing up in an orphanage or a foster home always dreaming of the day that my new mama and daddy would walk through that door and take me home. It amazes me how that God's love is just like that, we were alone, scared, lonely, feeling unloved and there was God waiting to call us his own, his child.

It bothers me when people don't understand why we would adopt. So many peoples first reaction is not "wow that is great" its closer to "really? why? oh so you can't have your own kids". Then when we explain that we feel lead to adopt that we are able to have children but want to give a child a home, a mama and a daddy, unconditional love, and more. They still don't get it :) but that is okay because we "get it".

There are so many children in this world who are considered orphans. 147 million orphans worldwide. What can we do; we can pray, we can support funds like feed the children, the clean water programs, there are foster children here in our own community, there are organizations like big brother and big sister, the possibilities are endless. Would we really miss that $20 a month honestly would we? We make excuses why we cant help, why organization are probably not legitimate anyway and just forget that there are millions suffering, starving, and dying everyday. Would we turn our heads if that was our niece or nephew, how about your neighbor, or your own child? I encourage/challenge you to do some research find an organization, find out how you can make a difference in a child's life, a difference that could save that child's life.

I'm getting off my soap box now, but I hope you will consider it anyway. Still no news on our baby boy, we are hanging in there. Getting very anxious again! Please keep us in your prayers, I haven't been feeling 100% lately and I hope I will be back to myself before we go to Ethiopia.