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“Regarding beliefs and belief systems: We argue what and how we feel, rather than what we - actually - know or assume to be facts or factual evidence. Thus, it is justifiably prudent to challenge th...”
“Listen to your hearts, parents! You are the expert when it comes to knowing your child. I love the Scripture that says we are to let the peace of God rule in our hearts...In other words, peace in y...”
“I reached down and picked up a baseball bat at my feet and I flung it as hard as it could. It circled and arced high in the air until it slammed against the side of the dining hall with a crack and...”
“What is less often noticed is that it is precisely the kind of moral instruction that parents are constantly trying to give their children concrete, imaginative, teaching general principles from p...”
“Today I'm aware of all the times I have said no to opportunities God has placed before me because I think I'm not rich enough, equipped enough, talented enough, strong enough, or crazy enough to sa...”
“If we adopted Jack," I quip, "we'd have to give him combat pay for an allowance”
“What makes a family is neither the absence of tragedy nor the ability to hide from misfortune, but the courage to overcome it and, from that broken past, write a new beginning.”
“Adoption is outside. You act out what it feels like to be the one who doesn't belong. And you act it out by trying to do to others what has been done to you. It is impossible to believe anyone love...”
“Your ancestors are rooting for you.”
“Our society encourages women to place a very high value on maternity as an essential part of female identity, both a high moral calling and the deepest source of satisfaction on earth. It's not eas...”
“It is now clear that faith is a singular pledge of paternal love, treasured up for the sons whom he has adopted.”
“It's because when God adopts you into His family, you belong to Him. He stamps His name on you. A name that comes with His protection. And His birthright, which is eternity and the power to live wi...”
“Was it the act of giving birth that made you a mother? Did you lose that label when you relinquished your child? If people were measured by their deeds, on the one hand, I had a woman who had chose...”
“There," she said. She rocked him back and forth. "There, you foolish, beautiful boy who wants to change the world. There, there. And who could keep from loving you? Who could keep from loving a boy...”
“My life has been shaped by the decision two people made over 24 years ago. They decided to adopt a child. They got me, and I got a chance at the kind of life all children deserve.”
“They had always dreamed of a large family but have now realized that they would be equally blessed to have even one child.”
“For my sake, he said firmly, addressing the air in front of him as though it were a tribunal, I dinna want ye to bear another child. I wouldna risk your loss, Sassenach, he said, his voice suddenly...”
“Thus bound together, they sheltered the child from the cold, dark night, enveloping him in warmth.”
“The pain will always be in youbut you will not always be in pain.”
“Adoption is the most intentional process on Earth.”
