Raise Your Hand if You are Adopted
(Note: this blog was revised on 12/3/21 from it's original version published in 2015). The Sunday before Mother's Day, our family was sitting in the pew at church as was the usual routine. I was hoping for a great mom-parable or just something "light" and "happy" to prepare for what many adoptees, can be a triggering day. While the world celebrates mothers, many adoptees are grieving on that day. Sitting next to my daughter in our pew, I noticed she was drawing a picture. My attention was drawn back to the sermon, as I heard the pastor discussing how God brings us into His family --- that He "adopts" us. I pay attention when I hear the word "adopt" as it is thrown around quite frequently in the media, legal field and as it relates to pets. So I was completely taken aback when I heard these words from the pastor, "If you are adopted, raise your hand." My eyes quickly darted around the church at the congregation and I n...