I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.
[Phil 4:13 (GNT)]
Karen says:
We received our little girl when she was 2 1/2 years old, right before Christmas. Before she became a part of our family, she was accustomed to having no clothes, no toys and slept on the floor with no pillow or blanket. I saw her with her social worker at a Wednesday night supper at church, her head full of lice… and I fell in love with her.
Her birth mother had asked that the social worker find her a good home. Within 2 weeks, family the mom wasn’t necessarily close with took her away – right before Christmas. This was hard on me and I didn’t understand how this could happen. But after her 3rd birthday, we unexpectedly received a call on a Sunday I will never forget. A voice on the other end asked me,”Do you want her back?”
Asking only to remain a part of my soon-to-be adopted daughter’s life, her grandparents brought her to us and we started the adoption process. A short time afterward, the birth mother walked into the social workers office and asked if she could sign the necessary papers for us to adopt her daughter.
When we heard the news, we immediately got our lawyer working, but found out that we needed another lawyer to witness, and yet another social worker to counsel. It was near the end of the day, and businesses would soon be closed, so I had to work quickly. I looked through the yellow pages, and finally found a social worker – he said he knew all about adoption, so we got the wheels turning. Next, after an intense search We finally found a lawyer to witness, a retired wife and Christian who agreed to provide us with the service free of charge.
I didn’t know the social worker I found in the yellow pages was a Christian, and to my surprise he not only counseled the birth mother, but prayed with her and got her into rehabilitation. To add wonder to an already amazing situation, we learned that my newly adopted daughter was the half-sister of my second adopted son. What an awesome God!
Finding her, adopting her and then realizing she is related to another adopted child is only a miracle God could pull off. Since that eventful time, my adopted daughter Lindsey has developed Type I diabetes and is on a diabetic pump. This has
been very hard for her, yet through her courage and love she teaches me something everyday. My adopted daughters love for people humbles me in ways I can’t even describe. The joy and love she has brought into her half-brother, an accomplished musician, is just a sight to behold.
What an amazing God!!
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