See also Part I: God, Destiny and Adoption: Were Our Kids Meant to Be Lost?

PART II:

One of the biggest objections to international adoption that we run into is the allegation (sometimes proven) of corruption in “the adoption system.”  That children have been and are being “exported” like goods.  There are documented cases of bribery of birth moms, kidnapping, and at  the very least, an advantage of the privileged over the poor, vulnerable and under-represented… the convincing of (usually single) mothers that someone else is more capable (even “worthy”) of parenting their children.

It’s not unique to international adoption.  Many of the same issues arise in debates over domestic (particularly infant) adoption as well.  I was reading a very raw an honest post by a first-mom last night that reflects the pain of her loss – and a very definite stance against adoption altogether.

Those objectors are people with stories, so we can’t just dismiss their thoughts and feelings.

As Christians, how do we face the question of whether our children could have been placed with us through unethical means?

I wish I could find a font to emphasize just how seriously we take that question. Read the rest of this entry

Tripped across this article tonight and thought it was worth passing along.  From Internet Monk: “The Terror of Faith”

I’m trying to place a greater emphasis on Easter with the boys this year.  Christmas gets more cultural attention and it’s a “happy” story, so that one’s easier, but having spent that season really reflecting with the boys on the origins of our faith, I wanted to do something similar with Easter.  So every day this Holy Week, we’re reading sections of the Easter story from their various children’s Bible story books (we have 4… people keep givin’ ‘em to us!).

And today’s reading is the one that catches me every time.  I’ve told Fred I want to see if he can read it to the kids without choking up.  I can’t.  It’s from The Jesus Storybook Bible: Read the rest of this entry