23rd
CELEBRATION
This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to celebrate another’s joy. My friend has recently adopted a child from Alaska. She is 10 years old and will arrive on the 25Th of this month.
The community I live in for the most part is well knit together. We, most of the time, rally around, if there is a need or lack, or a reason for celebration, as soon as a word comes that we are needed, “poof” here come the pies, cakes. foods.cards and even monies if needed.
This past sunday was such a day, we had an adoption shower for the excited couple..It was so much fun to see the new “mom” opening the love gifts, as we all oohed and ahhd over the choices made by the friends gathered for this 10 year old child who’s life will be changed forever because of the love someone chose to give freely. She will be surrounded with love and will know that she does matter, that her existence is a gift to be rejoiced over not to be rejected. Yes, there is a story to this child’s life, neglect abuse etc. were a factor, but that was yesterday…
On the 25th she will begin to mend from the roots of rejection and grow into the child she was created to be, loved and cherished.
Adoption is wonderful, I wish that it had not become a lucrative business in this country, there are so many people that would like to share the love they have with a child, but the restrictions and fees are so enormous that the average person has no hope of getting a child to love… There are many children in orphanages, or streets, neglected, unloved, who could have a home and love, if bureaucracy would loosen up a bit and greed would be taken over by the welfare of a child not the size of the profit to be gotten.
I thought I would share this with you, because the joy I witnessed this sunday truly touched my heart…
Thanks for listening,
MOM
