Today a friend of mine told me about a family member who adopted a baby several years ago. The family member knew the parents of the child when the mother was pregnant. They all agreed to have an open adoption. The adoptive parents were in the room when the baby was born and brought it home from the hospital. The child is now in 6th grade and has maintained a relationship with the birth parents as well as the grandparents. It is one large supportive family. We talked about what a loving choice it was for everyone involved. Even though it wasn’t an easy decision and hasn’t been without difficulties as any family, all parties have rallied around the child to do the most loving thing. And they have made connections with others that would never have been made otherwise. It was a beautiful story and witness to the meaning of “Love your neighbor as yourself”.

I Found God today in a beautiful adoption story.