As we progress more fully in the adoption process, we continue to address with Mac what it will mean to bring home an African-born child in terms of race, this child's life as an orphan and his subsequent assimilation into a family, and Mac's adjustment from only-child status.
Tonight during prayers, as normal, we prayed that our child would feel our love all the way from Brazil to Ethiopia and that he would know we were preparing our hearts and our home for his arrival. I reminded Mac during the prayer that "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son" and that this meant God didn't just love America or Brazil but that God loved Africa, too. Mac interjected and said God loved even the aliens. My teachable moment was entirely lost on this precious 6 year-old. Yes, God does love the aliens too.
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Gotta love those boys! Let Mac know that I not only have two Ethiopian beauties in my home but that they are ALSO aliens...resident aleinds that is! (I have their green cards to prove it!) :-)
Love to you all!
Blessings,
Kristy
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