Show us your life......Adoption

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Kellys Korner

Flashback to November 3, 2008

After waiting 3 years I received the call that would change our lives forever, when I opened my email this was the picture we saw for the first time.  She was perfect in EVERY way, she was 6 weeks old and waiting for us in Taichung, Taiwan. 

The waiting had been unbearable at times, there were moments I was convinced our dream would never become a reality, but the moment I saw this picture and gazed into those big beautiful brown eyes I knew the wait(every painful minute) was part of our story.  We had to wait because this was our daughter, we had to wait for her to arrive.  I knew in my heart this was our child and I knew she was meant to be our daughter.  I don't say that in selfishness, or even silliness.  I have never been a big believer in destiny.....until that moment.  Adoption is so joyful on one end(ours) and so hard and sad on the other.  Our daughter was born halfway around the world, she has lost so much in the short 28 months she has been alive.  She lost her birth family, a foster family and her country.  We were the ones to gain everything, but we hope the love and support of her family, exposing her and teaching her about her culture and heritage, sharing her special story and journey with her that we can instill a sense of pride in herself and her story.  

Special does not even begin to cover this little girl.  But let me tell you she is SPECIAL in every single way and I know there are amazing things in the future of this little house of power:) 

Hayden has been home with us now for 21 months, and from the second I held her until this very moment she has brought so much joy, love, laughter and hope to our family.  She is bright, funny, full of energy, and has a heart full of love.  She has adjusted beautifully, as have we.  I am so grateful to have been picked to be her mommy. 

Adoption is a gift you can never fully understand or even fully appreciate until you have a child in your life that has made the journey of adoption.  It is a selfless gift given for hopes of a better future, a life that perhaps a birth mother can't provide.  It is a blessing in every sense of the word. 

If you are even considering adoption please search your heart and see if this road is the path well taken for you and your family.  This may be your story too, your child may be waiting for you in another country, another state, or even another county. 

Your family may be waiting for the blessing of adoption 

There is an amazing network of adoptive families out there ready to answer questions, provide support, offer advice.  Put your preconceived notions aside, you don't have to be wealthy, you don't have to be perfect. 

If you have questions you just have to ask!!!

There are 180 million orphans in the world, and all I can say is that every child deserves a family, deserves to be loved, cherished, supported and guided. 

Jan 2011