Adoption is one of the biggest leaps of faith you can take. There are so many unknowns, so many questions. However, if you are willing to tackle those unknowns and questions, it is one of the biggest blessings and gifts you can receive.
Living in the US we have come across so many people that only want perfection. Babies are aborted if they do not meet the "normal" standards, so many people choose not to adopt because there might be something "wrong" with the child. What I don't think many realize is that even having your own biological child there is a great risk of something "being wrong". Unfortunately because of sin there is something or many things "wrong" with all of us.
When we ventured down the road of adoption there were skeptics throughout our process, some of them were even family members. Early on I remember Dan being afraid of bonding with a child that was not blood. (I know this is a fear of many people)
I will be completely honest with you, when we picked Peyton up from the hospital we thought she was cute and were in awe of her but there wasn't this awe ha moment where we took one look at her and fell deeply in love. The whole thing was actually pretty weird and surreal. It took us a few days to let everything sink in and realize this is our little girl. However, it did not take long at all for her to completely capture our heart.
As time went on both Dan and I felt like I had given birth to her, that's how strong our connection became. There is no difference at all between the love we have for either of our children. And guess what... They are both as far from perfect as the rest of us :)
Dan and I often explain adoption to people like this: We feel as if it is the closest thing that we as humans can experience to God's love for us and adopting us into his family.
This is just one of the songs I have heard about adoption that I love and agree with completely!
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