Jason and I shared with our community group our desire to pursue adoption. They were very excited for us and had some good questions for us to think through. I asked them to pray for me that I would not get caught up in the excitement of having a new baby in our home, but that I would keep my eyes wide open to the reality of the decision we were making.
That next week my sister connected me with a friend of hers who had adopted from Ethiopia. Her friend was brutally honest about all of the hardships they have encountered with their adoption- from medical issues to emotional and behavioral issues. It was exactly the medicine that I needed. That same day I listened to a sermon by David Platt titled Father of the fatherless. (click here to listen to the Apr 25 message http://www.brookhills.org/media/series/a-chronicle-of-redemption-part-3-failed-kings-in-a-united-kingdom/a287 ) His sermon is a great reminder that our desire to adopt cannot be rooted in a shallow desire to be philanthropic. It has to be rooted in the love of Christ who calls us co-heirs to His throne because we have been adopted by the Father.
Another huge blessing and answer to prayer was having the privilege of Wes and Brandy Butler visit our community group earlier this month and tell us their story- which is very inspiring! A huge insight that we took away is that our group needs to be prepared to have a lot of the same conversations with their kids that we will be having with Josh and Lillie.
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