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Grab a kleenex box and sit down for 2 minutes to watch Danielle’s Story – a video from Show Hope featuring a girl who was adopted right before aging out of system that will move you.
And, since you already have your kleenex in hand, come on over to hear words from Xiaoyun, another precious girl who was adopted days before aging out of the system. She speaks unscripted about orphans and what we can do. If you don’t find yourself smiling with her and tearing up, check your pulse.
This one got my blood pumping – a news article about a 3 year old Chinese boy who is HIV+ and lives in isolation. The hardest words perhaps to read? “‘He is still immature and juvenile, and hasn’t realized that there is something different between him and other children. He thinks all children grow up the same way as him,’ said one nurse.” Praying that the American family in Xi’an who has come forward asking to foster him is allowed to do that.
After discussing adoption with a Chinese friend whose younger sister, who was adopted as an infant and is now 17, has no idea she was adopted, I found this article from November reminding me that it wasn’t that long ago that adoption was not something celebrated in the U.S. either.
This story was interesting – two girls both adopted from Indonesia learn as adults that they are twins. Now, they are talking about going back to Indonesia to search for birthparents–and the taxi driver who gave their parents the tip that there were two little girls to begin with.
One more…
As I was pausing to recognize significant days in our adoption story, I found this article on why one family never celebrates Gotcha Day or even uses those words in their home. Definitely worth the read and will get you thinking on how to celebrate it, recognize it, or do none of the above.
