My son is 4 months old and I can't stop thinking about adopting more children. I can picture it now, you're eyes bugging out, shaking your head, and saying "This lady's crazy!"
Last spring, while Dan and I were still waiting to be chosen for a child, we went through a particularly rough patch. I was so ready to give up and had begun to email our adoption specialist to tell her I wanted to quit (the woman is a patient saint dealing with my neuroses for almost 2 years now!).
Before I wrote the email, I grabbed a few custom postcards for my business from a box and started writing thank yous to customers. I write a thank you to go along with each package I mail out to customers, but I usually use blank greeting cards instead of the postcards. I couldn't tell you what possessed me to do something different on that day.
As I began writing, I noticed that there was some faint print in the background on the address side of my postcards. I remember thinking how strange it was because I didn't order them with any extra print. I looked closely at the card and saw the print was upside down. I flipped it over and could make out a little bit of text, most clearly at the bottom was James 1:27, which reads:
"Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you."
Woah. It was one of those moments where I was like, is this seriously happening? In that moment, our decision to move forward with adoption was solidified in my mind.
I have this verse hanging on the wall in my bedroom now, a daily reminder that God has called me (and the church as a whole) to step up. The more I see this verse, and the longer I am a mother, the more this verse repeats in my head and is engrained in my heart.
So maybe I am a little bit crazy, but when God gives us the word, I'm ready.
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