adoption

Adoption has always been a subject that I heard about, but it was never present in my life.  I didn't grow up in a family in which adoption was typical. I didn't have friends that had adopted.  So the whole idea of falling in love with a child that was not blood related was rather foreign to me.  I commended those who chose to love the mother and father-less, to take them in as their own, and provide a new future for them.  It wasn't until meeting Cameron that I started to see the other side of the coin and see it all happen.  You see, the heart for adoption runs in Cam's family. 

This past March, my in-laws started to pursue their second adoption from Taiwan.  This little girl was 11 at the time (now, 12).  I was able to witness the emotional tolls that waiting to hear any news took.  I listened as they started thinking of a name for this little girl.  I saw the care packages that were sent to her so she could get to know the family. I saw the genuine love that this mother and father had for this little girl without ever meeting her and yet they called her theirs.  How remarkable it has been to see this journey!

The time has come where they made the travel to the other side of the world to pick up their daughter. I've been following my mother in-law's blog about their adventures in Taiwan and can't help but feel pure joy that this girl is coming home.  Although it is a new home filled with a new name, foreign language, culture, surroundings...she is loved by so many already!  If you want to follow the story of where it all began, check it out. 

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