The Beauty and Brokenness of Foster Care and Adoption

Okay, this is Romans 8, 22 and 23.

It says, we know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.

Not only so, but we ourselves who have the first fruits of the spirit grown inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies.

So you guys, I love those verses.

Creation is growing.

quote, groaning as we wait for redemption, as we eagerly, as we wait for adoption.

You know, this big theme in the Bible is that we have been adopted into God's family.

We are his adopted sons and daughters, moms.

We are his adopted daughters.

And what a special relationship that is.

You know, it's It comes with its challenges, of course.

But like when I think about, you know, biological kids, like there's a very animal-like thing to that.

You grow a baby in your body and then you have this like physical, natural connection.

Whereas when you adopt someone, you choose them.

You choose to bring them into your family.

It's a different and unique kind of love.

And One thing I got trained on when I was in the adoption process was attachment and how it's not natural in the adoption relationship.

It's not like when you have a baby and your DNA is like...

Like when I was having baby James, they told me he was a boy because his DNA was floating around in my blood.

I'm not a scientist.

I don't know how this stuff works.

But like we share DNA, you know? So the attachment is like already there as soon as he's born.

But for adoption, the love grows and the love is...

It's a choice.

And what a beautiful... thought it's like you know it's more like a marriage situation it's like I don't love you because we share DNA I love you because I chose to love you and you know when I think about God and his love for me how what a gift that God knows the worst of the worst things about me he knows my worst thoughts and my worst moments that I don't want anybody else to know and he still chose to love me and adopt me into his family the Bible says while we were still sinners Christ died for us We live in a world where things are not as they should be, okay? Children should never experience abuse, neglect, abandonment, or family separation.