Coming in September, “Like Dandelion Dust” is a deeply moving story of adoption, according to many reviewers. The basic plot is that an adoptive family is confronted with the biological parents of their little boy when the biological father is released from jail. It isn’t an easy, relaxing movie according to what we’ve seen of it. But, it may be what we all need to be reminded that adoption is not for the faint of heart – as is nearly all parenting!
Learn more about the move by visiting www.likedandeliondust.com or search for it on Google. Below is the YouTube trailer.
Recently, Emily and I started praying about going back on the adoption list with our agency. We decided it was definitely time to start planning, fundraising, and seeking God’s wisdom. So far, God has blessed us with two beautiful girls who have been a joy and kept us busy these last two years.
So, over the last years as we’ve built our family through adoption, we’ve noticed several of our friends have decided to do the same thing. Whether it’s us inspiring each other, or just the fact that we love to hang out with other adoptive families, there’s definitely a fellowship that develops among adoptive families. We get to share not only parenting stories, but the real life stories of what it means on a daily basis to be adoptive families (and for some of us, multiracial families).
I found a really neat article posted online by a catholic blogger about reasons to consider adoption. She listed forty, but for simplicity sake, I’ve reduced it to the ones I found most interesting or fun.
Today, I heard a lady who said that her friend’s story of adopting was her “Jesus Story.” Now, many who read this post will understand that – but others won’t. People who choose to make Jesus Christ the center of their lives often are watching for how that makes a difference – how they can see God’s hand at work in their lives. This lady apparently felt like the story of adoption she experienced was just such a story.
