Friday, December 19, 2008

Adoption through the eyes of Glenn Beck

I came across a talk that was given by CNN's Glenn Beck. He and his wife have 1 adopted child. The whole talk was great, but this really stuck out to me.

"This little girl was a hero. She was a remarkable superhero. Raphe doesn’t need Spiderman or Superman; he’s got his natural mother as an example of what real superheroes do. Real superheroes don’t think about themselves. Real superheroes don’t make their life all about them. Real superheroes do the hard thing, and I can’t imagine anything tougher than giving birth to a child and giving that child away and then wondering your whole life what’s happening in his day.

We are so unbelievably blessed, and we are not alone. The Lord doesn’t treat us any differently than He treats you. We are all special children to Him. I know that there is a child waiting for each of us. I know with everything in me that our children selected us in the premortal existence. I know that we stood around and we were honored when that soul looked at us and said, “I want you as my dad, and I want you as my mom. Somehow or another we’ll find each other.” It’s not just getting any child. It’s sometimes waiting for that soul who is trying desperately to fulfill their side of the bargain and to fulfill what you guys set out to do in the first place and to be reunited with his family for time and all eternity. But getting there sometimes, you have to walk through the desert. But once you get out of the desert, water has never tasted sweeter. "

Amen!

1 comment:

Deborah said...

That is very neat. Sometimes I wonder how anyone could look down on adoption. But I have seen it first hand and it breaks my heart.

Thanks, as always, for your bravery.