To my friend...you know who you are...

This week a very dear friend of mine made a HUGE life changing decision. Through much prayer and research, she and her husband have decided to leap into the world of adoption. I will not mount my adoption soapbox today, no time for that. I just wanted to leave this for her as I know she checks our blog daily. (She will remain nameless at this point so please don't ask me who it is.)

To my sweet friend...I am so thrilled for you and your family. BEYOND THRILLED!!!! I promise you I'll be here to listen for how ever long it takes. I'll be the one cheering you on and supporting you in whatever way I can. I'll be the one filling up your Inbox with all up-to-date adoption info (Oh, wait I already do that). And you can bet your lucky stars that I'll be the one at the airport with the BIGGEST WELCOME HOME SIGN YOU HAVE EVER SEEN when you bring your sweet baby home. You can count on every word.

This prayer is from "The Complete Book of International Adoption" and it certainly speaks from my heart.

PRAYER FOR ALL CHILDREN

I pray that all children will be loved for who they are, for no reason other than that they are.

I pray that all children will be loved as first best, not second best, and that they will be loved with an intensity that can move mountains, because life will present plenty of mountains that will need to be moved.

I pray that all children will have someone who will
....seek them, and only them, out of the crowd on the stage
....push them to reach for their goals and discover their unique gifts
....hold them accountable for their actions with love and dignity
....advocate for them through this maze called life
....explain the unexplainable, and
....smile when they walk into the room, just because they did.

Mostly I pray that all children will have someone who knows them well enough and loves them deeply enough to see the divine spark that is unique to them.

I pray that this be the birthright of all children throughout the world. And since the birthright can only be fulfilled by parents, I pray that each child, regardless of the circumstances of their birth, finds their parent and each parent finds their child.

Thanks God.
Amen.

Here's to your family finding the child that God has already chosen just for you. I love you friend and Congratulations!