In case heavy blog posts and fear or even the realities of adoption may lead you to question if adoption is worth it…
Consider these pictures as food for thought:
These are the first pictures we received, and a recent picture of each of our precious little ones
The other night, I showed Silas this first picture we received of him and said, “Hey, Silas, do you know who that is?”
“That’s Nicholas” (the name given to him by the orphanage), he replied. “Daddy, is he sad?”
“Not anymore son…not anymore.”
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The VanderStoep Family lives in Northern, CA in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains. Craig and Jen have been married for 7 years and have four Children: Noah (6), Silas (3), Maela (2), and Naomi (19 mo). The VanderStoeps love Jesus and serve him with their whole heart (though surly it is imperfect). They enjoy, whenever the bigness of family allows, getting out into the outdoors and enjoying the beauty of the Sierras. They are a rag tag bunch but by God’s grace there is love to cover it all.
It never ceases to amaze me the change in their spirit and on their faces in before and after adoption photos. Our little guy is like night and day as well. His eyes looked so very hollow and now they just dance.
Isn’t it amazing, Molly! So thankful you have seen those incredible changes…only a spiritual transformation can do that from within.
Amen!!! =)
That’s just so so beautiful! And touching! And wonderful!
Thank you SO much for sharing!
Nancy
Oh what a wonderful post! Perfect– a picture is indeed worth 1000 words. Thank you!
Beautiful!