Seeing Adoption Everywhere
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Interest in adoption is growing! Recently my girls and I vacationed in Maine. I was amused and also encouraged to see stories of adoption there. Yes, it seems that wherever I turn my attention these days there is another story of people who have committed themselves to building their family by adoption.
Since my oldest daughter who was adopted from Russia in 1993 has darker skin our family sometimes raises questions to the on-looker. The neat thing is that since we are comfortable talking about our family other people also seem to share more freely their family stories. Adoption is a common theme today. There are so many positive stories it will take me a life time to share even a few of them.
One story which caught my eyes was the one that hit the front page of the New Hampshire Sunday News on Father's Day. With an eye catching photo accompanying the article it beautifully told the story of Nancy and Chuck Myette's family. Built by adoption and surrounded by love this father of six adopted children listed six keys to being a good father: caring, taking an interest in what the children are doing and who they are, being involved in their lives, supporting them and their individuality and when all else fails always remembering " Life happens: adjust."
Yes, the Myette's clearly state that once they too were afraid but now they hope that their story will inspire other people to adopt. How touching to remember that fears will pass but the love you give away does come back to you. Again and again and again.
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