We adopted our son through private adopotion, my aunt knew of a young lady that was going to give her child up and asked if we were interested...Our beautiful son was born by c-section and they brought him straight to us, the next few weeks were scarey because she kept changing her mind and was wanting to keep him, we were very stressed out at this point,and in our case she had 21 days to change her mind, but in the end we walked out of the hospital with him,and we have never heard from her again. As it turns out our son was diagnoised with a mild case of FAS, but even with all the challenges that brings I wouldn't change it for the world he is 100% our son and we love him just as much as our natural born children.I have hear that his natural mother is not doing to well, and I believe if our son was in that enviroment he wouldn't even have a chance. Believe me the wait is worth it...God works in mysterious ways, Good luck, God bless you.
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We adopted our daughter through foster care she was six and had some emotional problems but we have dealt with those we are in the process of adopting two sisters throught foster care the girls are considered special needs because the oldest sibling who is six has downes syndrom. The Lord has blessed us once with our daughter we are hoping to be double blessed with the girls.
My wife and I adopted our daughter 15 years ago, through private adoption.
Barb and I had been married close to 20 years and though we'd prayed for a child the Lord didn't bless us in that way. My wife was anxious to adopt, but I dragged my feet. Then a family member told us of a young woman who was looking for an older, stable Christian couple to adopt her child and we really felt the Lord's leading and His hand in all of it. We were at the hospital when our daughter was born and not a day has gone by since that we haven't thanked the Lord for her, and for the wisdom and sacrifice of her birth family.
I was adopted at 3 months old, over 40 years ago. If anybody is wondering what it's like for the adoptee, I'd like to tell you. I hear so much about people who are unhappy not knowing their birth parent and feeling incomplete. Those are the stories most people hear because they are the loudest. My situation is this: my mom is difficult and I'll always have struggles with her. Most of my friends(not adopted) have the same situation. My father is the godliest most wonderful man I've ever met. And the funny thing is he didn't really want to adopt me. My mother couldnt have children and my father felt he could be happy without children but if my mom wanted a baby he was fine with adopting. The moment they picked me up he was hooked. I couldn't ask for a better father or role model for parenting. As for my birth mother, I'm registered on an internet site in case she wants to find me. I dont really have any interest in finding her, but I'm open to meeting if its something she needs. I dont feel any longing or attachment to her but I will always have a kind of love for her for giving me the best chance for a good life. I have 2 children and cannot even imagine how painful it must have been for her. I'm forever grateful that she gave me the opportunity to have the life I have. So please dont listen to horror stories, most of us adoptees are just happilly living our lives.
Well Honeywife do you have an update on your adoption statis. Our adoption was finalized in November on National Adoption Day. It was a great celebration. And our oldest daughter is so excited to be the offical big sister
We've been in the adoption process for approx 1 year and hope to have our daughter home in March. Perla is currently in an orphanage in Mexico. She is 15 years old. When our family met her on a mission trip, we just knew that our family would never be complete without her! I have 3 biological daughters ages 12, 15 & 18. Adoption was something my husband & I had never dreamed of...until the moment we met Perla. So for us, this was definitely a God Thing! Our hearts spoke to each other loud & clear - it had to be our hearts - because I didn't speak a word of Spanish & Perla didn't speak a word of English! Love knows no language barrier. I know that I couldn't possibly love her any more whether she was adopted or biological. I will forever be grateful to her mother for relinquishing her parental rights so Perla could have a better life.
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