I've wanted to adopt since I knew there were orphans! So this idea goes way back. But with varying routines of life this summer, I've fallen off the wagon, you could say... Or could you? I have been a bit demotivated by circumstances. In effort to restart the ole' adoption train, (which is the initial paperwork,) I borrowed a book called Choosing to See by Mary Beth Chapman. I don't usually read books by people married to somewhat famous people or about famous people unless it's a historical figure. (She's married to singer/songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman.) But I identify so much with this particular author-and the story, oh, the story...
Summary: perfectionist mom (like me) comes to terms with the world-wide orphan crisis, (yes, keep going) adopts three girls from China. In circumstances that could happen anywhere, her teenage-son, while driving in the family's driveway, doesn't see the five-year-old sister (oh, no!) as she runs up to the moving car (no, don't say it!) and parishes. (Silence.) AND God's healing grace invades the family history over and over again, showcasing God's unimaginable ability to bring beauty from ashes. (WOW!)
I know, right? Makes you want to read it, doesn't it?!
I'm always looking for a redemptive thread to carry on the vision of The Katie De La Cruz Show... Maybe Mary Beth will come talk to me on my show about adoptive families... It's worth hoping for!
If you have an adoption or other redemption story, I'd be honored if you would share it with me! Leave your comments below! Thank you!
Soli Deo Gloria! ~K. De La Cruz
Summary: perfectionist mom (like me) comes to terms with the world-wide orphan crisis, (yes, keep going) adopts three girls from China. In circumstances that could happen anywhere, her teenage-son, while driving in the family's driveway, doesn't see the five-year-old sister (oh, no!) as she runs up to the moving car (no, don't say it!) and parishes. (Silence.) AND God's healing grace invades the family history over and over again, showcasing God's unimaginable ability to bring beauty from ashes. (WOW!)
I know, right? Makes you want to read it, doesn't it?!
I'm always looking for a redemptive thread to carry on the vision of The Katie De La Cruz Show... Maybe Mary Beth will come talk to me on my show about adoptive families... It's worth hoping for!
If you have an adoption or other redemption story, I'd be honored if you would share it with me! Leave your comments below! Thank you!
Soli Deo Gloria! ~K. De La Cruz
