1. The fact that there are 143 million children without a parent to kiss them goodnight has made you lose sleep. (This makes me sad beyond belief. I also feel the same about kids going to bed in foster care feeling like a guest in someone's home, not in their own home.)
2. You realize DNA has nothing to do with love & family.
3. You can't watch Adoption Stories on TLC without sobbing. (Count me in this one! Every day at 11:30 Adoption Stories comes on, and I am a sobbing mess by the end.)
4. The fact that, if 7% of Christians adopted 1 child there would be no orphans in the world, is convicting to you. (Between Angelina Jolie and our family, I think we have made a dent, but the need is still there.)
5. You spend free time surfing blogs about families who've experienced the blessing of adoption.
6. It drives you crazy when people ask you about adopted child's "real" parents. (Wanna see me go from zero to irritated? Do this one to me. My usual humorous response is, "My kids certainly aren't imaginary.")
7. You've been "pregnant" with your adoptive child longer than it takes an elephant to give birth. (2 years!) (BH's pregnancy was in this category. JM's pregnancy was about the gestation of a cat.)
8. You'd no idea how you'd afford to adopt, but stepped out in faith anyway, knowing He'd provide. (& He does!)
9. You've taken an airplane half-way around the world with a child you just met. (Haven't done this, but have done it with babies in a cross continental flight. Imagine doing this with a brand new baby, with your first child. It is quite odd and public.)
10. You believe God's heart's for adoption.
11. You realize that welcoming a child into your heart & family is one of the most important legacies you could ever leave on this earth. (I believe there is a reason we haven't become pregnant--even though there is nothing medically "wrong" with us. I believe God's plan for my husband and I are to be adoptive parents, and that is an awesome thought to us.)
12. You know what the word "Dossier" means & you can actually pronounce it correctly! (I still said this wrong to my husband tonight. It's a document needed for international adoptions, which we haven't done.)
13. You've welcomed a social worker into the most private parts of your life. (We did, and our first case worker from the state we live in used that information to turn us down for adoption. Nice huh? Don't be daunted, just get a new caseworker, don't ever let a case worker tell you what to do. Obviously, we didn't.)
14. You shudder when people say your child's so lucky that you adopted them, knowing full well you're the blessed one to have him or her in your life. (Amen! My kids are a blessing to us, and their birthmoms are the people who deserve the medal. )
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