Adoption is Awesome – A Mother’s Thank You Message
- At February 05, 2013
- By sue
- In Pro-Life Reflections
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After five years of infertility treatments, surgeries and a miscarriage, my husband and I could not contain the immense joy we felt as our adopted daughter was placed in our arms for the first time back in 1984. Our family has since grown to 3 daughters. Our oldest is 29 and adopted from South Korea, our middle is 27 and biological and our youngest is 20 and also adopted from South Korea (no biological relationship to our oldest).
When our first two children were infants/toddlers, my husband and I would sometimes be asked if there was any difference in how we felt towards our oldest who was adopted and our youngest (at the time) who was biological. Our immediate answer without thinking was, “Do you or would love YOUR oldest child less now that you have or would have a newborn?” This is how we truly felt and still feel today. ALL of our children are gifts from God and equal in our lives. We were blessed to have them come into our family in different ways.
Our adopted children, have always known that they were adopted. The word adoption was brought up as a positive event in their lives while at the same time acknowledging the difficult loving decision their biological mother had made for them and their future.
All three of our girls are always given the same love and affection by their Dad and I. Our daughters have always been there for each other and are each other’s best friends. Our two oldest are now married, and the close relationship they have always had with each other has now formed a deep friendship between their husbands also. It is not uncommon for our youngest daughter to be invited over one of their houses where the four of them are already gathered for a weekend evening of fun. The three girls also make it a point to have a ‘get-away sister’s weekend’ twice a year for just them – no parents’ invited!
It warms my husband’s and my heart to see the love they have for each other. It gives us a sense of peace and confidence knowing that their relationships with each other will always be a priority in their lives in the years to come.
Every Mother’s Day, I say a prayer for the biological mothers of our 2 adopted children. I thank them from the bottom of my heart for the total love and concern they felt for the child they bore and the gift they gave not only to their child, but to our family. I pray also that they have peace with the decision made many years ago and that God may let them know joy, the joy that their children have lived with.
‘Not bone of my bone, nor flesh of my flesh,
but still miraculously my own.
Never forget for a moment,
you didn’t grow under my heart… but in it!‘
Author unknown
Rita
3 Things that Reveal a Nation’s Character
- At January 26, 2013
- By sue
- In Pro-Life Reflections
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1. Individual Freedom is Protected
A nation of character does not violate the freedom of its citizens. A strong social position does not give a person or organization the right to force their views on others.
Today, companies and organizations that morally oppose the Obama administration’s HHS mandate are being told they have “No Choice”, they have no freedom. Ironic for an administration that claims “Choice” is what they’re all about.
If I believe it is morally wrong to fund abortion, my government does not have the right to force my hand. A nation of character protects individual freedom.
2. Human Rights are Protected
A nation of character protects the rights of its most vulnerable members. The ethnic minorities, the poor, the sick, the dying.
A great nation is one that shows compassion to its weakest members and offers comfort and support. Surely, none are more vulnerable than those preparing to be born and those preparing to die. We do not have the right to kill a human being because it is socially convenient. A nation of character protects human rights.
3. Religious Freedom is Protected
A person’s religious beliefs are core to their existence. The United States was founded on the principle of “Religious Freedom”. Our forefathers understood that religious freedom was a core value. They were aware that people held strong religious views often in conflict with one another and that every individual has the right to follow their religious beliefs without interference from the government. A nation of character protects religious freedom.
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