Comments on: Adoption Questions? http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:15:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: divinemercy http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-794 divinemercy Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:17:51 +0000 http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/#comment-794 ABSOLUTELY!!!! I have been bugging my husband for awhile about doing such. We have two biological children right now, and whether or not more come, I would love to adopt! My husband has a list of concerns, so I continue to ask the Lord to touch his heart. One encouraging way to look at it; by adopting children, you may be giving them the only chance they may have had to be raised in a solid, Catholic family!!!!! ABSOLUTELY!!!! I have been bugging my husband for awhile about doing such. We have two biological children right now, and whether or not more come, I would love to adopt! My husband has a list of concerns, so I continue to ask the Lord to touch his heart.

One encouraging way to look at it; by adopting children, you may be giving them the only chance they may have had to be raised in a solid, Catholic family!!!!!

]]> By: gretencord http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-717 gretencord Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:05:59 +0000 http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/#comment-717 If you ever want to research some of the challenges and questions, Dr. Ray Gaurdeni would be a good source as a parent of 10 adopted kids. We also have one of his tape series and I think a tape in it addresses your question of mixing adopted and natural children. But essentially at first it would be strange to the natural children, but then it really doesn't matter, especially if they are young. I know someone who has a mixed family like that and the kids don't even label themselves as "adopted" or "natural"...they are brothers and sisters and that's it. Happy discernment! If you ever want to research some of the challenges and questions, Dr. Ray Gaurdeni would be a good source as a parent of 10 adopted kids. We also have one of his tape series and I think a tape in it addresses your question of mixing adopted and natural children. But essentially at first it would be strange to the natural children, but then it really doesn’t matter, especially if they are young. I know someone who has a mixed family like that and the kids don’t even label themselves as “adopted” or “natural”…they are brothers and sisters and that’s it.
Happy discernment!

]]> By: Lillian http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-716 Lillian Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:14:51 +0000 http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/#comment-716 Not only is it a beautiful vocation, its truly a beautiful gift to give a child ... a gift of family, of belonging. I have a friend who has 18 children!! Only 4 of them are hers naturally. She and her husband have adopted from various races, ages (usually older) and even with various illnesses/handicaps like Downs and Cystic Fibrosis. They moved to Houston because their youngest one needed more medical care with her CF. How amazing to have so much love for a child that would otherwise be unwanted!! I'm sure the world scoffs at such a large, mixed family. But these kids will always have a home when they're older. They'll have each other. Someone to see them graduate, get married, have kids. Adoption is truly a gift of selfless love!! I think the question isn't whether it would be strange (the world would say yes!!) but whether you can give that selfless love to an unwanted child. So it almost seems as if everyone should be adopting!! Hmmm, need to talk to my dh. No wonder Mother Theresa (my favorite saint) did what she did. Well, need to go pack! Not only is it a beautiful vocation, its truly a beautiful gift to give a child … a gift of family, of belonging. I have a friend who has 18 children!! Only 4 of them are hers naturally. She and her husband have adopted from various races, ages (usually older) and even with various illnesses/handicaps like Downs and Cystic Fibrosis.

They moved to Houston because their youngest one needed more medical care with her CF. How amazing to have so much love for a child that would otherwise be unwanted!!

I’m sure the world scoffs at such a large, mixed family. But these kids will always have a home when they’re older. They’ll have each other. Someone to see them graduate, get married, have kids. Adoption is truly a gift of selfless love!! I think the question isn’t whether it would be strange (the world would say yes!!) but whether you can give that selfless love to an unwanted child. So it almost seems as if everyone should be adopting!! Hmmm, need to talk to my dh. No wonder Mother Theresa (my favorite saint) did what she did.

Well, need to go pack!

]]> By: Devman http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Devman Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:22:16 +0000 http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/#comment-706 Thank you, dear ladies, for sharing your ideas with us. I also feel that adoption is a calling from God, one that He makes clear in a couple's life and one that He will help each couple to accept and accomplish. Veronica's analogy of a family who has a baby with down syndrome is a good one, I think. It is not something that a family would ask for, but, if accepted as a child of love from God, can be a channel of grace for that family that teaches them more deeply how to love. Thank you, dear ladies, for sharing your ideas with us. I also feel that adoption is a calling from God, one that He makes clear in a couple’s life and one that He will help each couple to accept and accomplish.

Veronica’s analogy of a family who has a baby with down syndrome is a good one, I think. It is not something that a family would ask for, but, if accepted as a child of love from God, can be a channel of grace for that family that teaches them more deeply how to love.

]]> By: courtney quinonez http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-705 courtney quinonez Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:14:28 +0000 http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/#comment-705 hi. well, i think adoption, especially those children who are in need, is a true gift. there are so many children in our country who need a loving home and guidance from two loving parents. i also think it is a calling and not without a big set of unique issues, especially with older children. kids are truly a gift of God, but all in his time. discern away, oh newlyweds! and may God bless and guide you. hi. well, i think adoption, especially those children who are in need, is a true gift. there are so many children in our country who need a loving home and guidance from two loving parents. i also think it is a calling and not without a big set of unique issues, especially with older children.
kids are truly a gift of God, but all in his time. discern away, oh newlyweds! and may God bless and guide you.

]]> By: blairb4 http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-703 blairb4 Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:00:31 +0000 http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/#comment-703 I think the answer is "yes" that we should consider and discern adoption, even if we are able to have our own children. We've discussed it before and I think we will definitely discern it...we frequently daydream about adopting a little boy at the "end" and naming him Junior :) We know a family with 5 girls who did just that. They are also not people who you'd think would have the money to adopt, but I'm always amazed and inspired by that holy family and the sacrifices they've made to welcome new life. Now that's Pro-Life! I think the answer is “yes” that we should consider and discern adoption, even if we are able to have our own children. We’ve discussed it before and I think we will definitely discern it…we frequently daydream about adopting a little boy at the “end” and naming him Junior :) We know a family with 5 girls who did just that. They are also not people who you’d think would have the money to adopt, but I’m always amazed and inspired by that holy family and the sacrifices they’ve made to welcome new life. Now that’s Pro-Life!

]]> By: veronica http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-702 veronica Wed, 13 Dec 2006 01:18:29 +0000 http://www.devinrose.heroicvirtuecreations.com/blog/2006/12/12/adoption-questions/#comment-702 Enrique and I have talked about this as well. There really are so many children in need of a loving home. We've talked about adopting older children, not so much babies, because these are usually the children that are "unwanted". I think it's great that you brought it up and that you guys are thinking about it. As far as the strangeness factor, I know what you mean. However, I think it's one of those things ( as with everything)... God would provide the family with the grace necessary to not only work through any difficulties that might arise but to discover a profound love that the family didn't think would be possible. Let me give you an example. Say there's a family that has four healthy children and then a fifth is born with downs syndrome. At first, not accustomed to the new challenges of taking care of a child with "special needs", life could be difficult for the entire family. But with time, the family can not even imagine what life would be like without this child. Does that make sense? I think it would be no different in the case of adopting children into a family that already has natural children. May the Good God bless you as you continue to discern and discuss this topic..we're praying for you! Enrique and I have talked about this as well. There really are so many children in need of a loving home. We’ve talked about adopting older children, not so much babies, because these are usually the children that are “unwanted”. I think it’s great that you brought it up and that you guys are thinking about it. As far as the strangeness factor, I know what you mean. However, I think it’s one of those things ( as with everything)… God would provide the family with the grace necessary to not only work through any difficulties that might arise but to discover a profound love that the family didn’t think would be possible. Let me give you an example. Say there’s a family that has four healthy children and then a fifth is born with downs syndrome. At first, not accustomed to the new challenges of taking care of a child with “special needs”, life could be difficult for the entire family. But with time, the family can not even imagine what life would be like without this child. Does that make sense? I think it would be no different in the case of adopting children into a family that already has natural children. May the Good God bless you as you continue to discern and discuss this topic..we’re praying for you!

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