Ok I have debated about posting this for a few reasons.
1. It’s not my style of music.
2. I don’t agree with everything he says, because most of us adopt for selfish reasons just as much as for our desire to save a child.
3. We didn’t adopt Eva as our ticket into heaven.
However, I do want to make sure that just because our adoption is complete- doesn’t mean that I need to get comfortable with it all. There are still so many children out there that need homes.
And while I know my chances of talking Andy into doing it again are slim to none (and lets face it, 5 would probably make me even more crazy than I am now- and I know he doesn’t want a crazy wife) I do want to keep fresh in my head that there are still children out there. And if I can help educate or help anyone else out there that has adoption in their heads or hearts, well maybe that is what I am supposed to be doing now.
One less orphan is not a new term by any means in the adoption world. But every time I hear it I stop and think.
Yes, One Less.
One Less by Matthew West (The Story Behind The Song) from emicmg on Vimeo.
pretty powerful. everyone has their own reasons, and in the end if that means a happy home for a child, then it is a win win situation.
i love that “a hug and a punch” LOVE that.
I agree with Gretchen!! Being adopted as well as my brother and my neices and nephews also(from Haiti)and being in a mulit racial family. I wish I had more $$ and a bigger home. Makes me sad thinking of those kids small and big who need homes.Love your posts Elisa.
I heard this yesterday and thought the same things. I love that people are gathering around and supporting adoption but it bothers me when it is made out to be an act of charity…mine was an act of love…and a selfish one because I wanted my babies.
Hug and punch sums it up perfectly.