There are so many different ways to adopt and so many terms that are unique to the adoption world so I thought I would explain a little bit of the way we are adopting.
Our organization specializes in domestic open adoptions. This means that any young lady in any of the 50 states can call them and set up an adoption plan with the idea of keeping in touch with the adopting family. This can be as little as a picture once a year or as much as spending vacations together. The birth mothers have varying desires as well as the adoptive families have their limits as to how much interaction they would have with the birth mother.
At first I thought there would be no way that I would want to have an open adoption but God has changed my heart to see how this can be an added ministry to caring for another child in our family. Our desire now is to be as open as the birth mother (and perhaps the father too) desires. We would love to have a relationship with the birth parents and guide them to the love, forgiveness and grace of our Savior.
Lifetime Adoption helps facilitate this relationship after the adoption. They receive the pictures and letters from us and pass them on to the birth parents. They will help us in whatever way we need to help grow a healthy relationship however big or small it may be.
Reading this blog post brought tears to my eyes as I envision having this relationship in our lives.
Thanks for joining us on this journey. Please feel free to ask questions because we are still learning too!
1 comment:
This is such an incredibly awesome perspective, Cindy. I have a heavy heart when I read about adoptions which have ripped children away from their (pressured!) birth mothers, especially in past decades, and... this is exactly what Christians should do! Use it as an opportunity to reach the birth parents with the love of Christ. So encouraging. Thank you for writing this, will be praying for you lots!
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