From the first time we EVER asked our kids how they would feel about adopting, they were supportive. In fact, the whole process took far too long to them. They would ask, "When will we get a kid??" and, "Is it ever going to happen?" They were excited.
We were excited. Excited to obey The Lord. Excited to love on someone who needed it. Excited to be a light in this dark world.
But this excitement....it's bittersweet. I had to have a conversation with the big kids. In order for us to be needed, for any of this to even be necessary, something bad has to happen in the life of a child. Whether they aren't cared for properly or they've been harmed or they've been discarded....something outside of God's design for a family had to happen. We shouldn't WANT to be needed. Follow me? We should pray that every child everywhere has a wonderful, safe home. We all know that this is a sinful world, full of sinful people...even us. So when people are left to make their own choices...there will always be a need for foster care.
And so, with this excitement, anticipation even, we moved forward in the process. Excited that the Lord has set us on this path to love on someone. And...not just the child...
