tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post80403875189754347..comments2023-10-12T01:45:11.356-07:00Comments on BRAZENLILLY: Adoption ramblingsBrazenlillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02959608921200375682noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-42145184889077856532010-06-24T22:16:31.325-07:002010-06-24T22:16:31.325-07:00Um, hello? We are totally friends in real life. ...Um, hello? We are totally friends in real life. :)<br /><br />And yeah. What Diane said.Kristen Howertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055131545156196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-58763392506721994222010-06-19T23:49:41.005-07:002010-06-19T23:49:41.005-07:00i say this with all sincerity.... i am just so pro...i say this with all sincerity.... i am just so proud of you. all that you are learning, being willing to ask the hard questions, not having to fit things in a neat and tidy box.... but STILL stepping out in love. just so proud you are my friend.Diane Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06936557805809829205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-9171718560950023312010-06-19T11:09:22.329-07:002010-06-19T11:09:22.329-07:00You're right on with this. I have so much I w...You're right on with this. I have so much I want to say in response, but will narrow it down. Ha, right.:) Something I've struggled with the most on our own journey is what you noted in the end: the best place for a child is in their biological families. As a mother, this is especially painful...to think of being forced to give up my child due to poverty (in many countries.) So unfair, so traumatic, so damaging. I used to think the term orphan meant the child was truly parent-less, but often that is not the case. It is complicated, to be sure, with no simple answers. I wholeheartedly agree with you and aggressively support/look for other ministries to support that keep families together and give them a chance to thrive (like the ones you mentioned.) And still, at the end of the day, there are children RIGHT now who have been relinquished into orphanages/foster care, etc. They need a home. An institution of any kind is no place for a child to spend their lives, no matter how caring and wonderful a place it is. That being said, I agree that while adoption isn't for everyone, supporting orphans IS, and we should do that in all the multiple ways you listed. So proud to be a part of the journey with you!:) Thanks for continuing to share your heart!!!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115669165556435265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24266137.post-15323664303207109892010-06-18T21:31:27.581-07:002010-06-18T21:31:27.581-07:00thanks jen for this very honest and real post. we ...thanks jen for this very honest and real post. we have been feeling so many things about us possibly adopting and i have been coming to grips with the fact that may be the best thing we can do is help an orphan financially. adoption is beautiful, but i am not sure we are called to this, even though we want to. thank you for taking us on your journey and in turn helping us along the way! :)nabzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01406138413319964282noreply@blogger.com