NOTHING!!!!
When we are out in public, I know the things that are going through most people's minds. They are trying to figure out our family. Is he a foster child? Is he adopted? Where is he from? Which country did they go to?
When people ask where is he from, I answer 'the US'. Then the response is always, 'Really?!?!' Yes REALLY! 'Orphans' are not just in third world countries, they are in our OWN back yard. Then the response is sometimes, 'that is so sad'. WHY?? What is so sad about it? What WOULD have been sad is if Cooper's birth mother would not have chose life for him. It is so heart breaking to think of this precious, perfect little life not being here with us now. That is sad! Not that his birth mother made a huge sacrifice and placed her child for adoption so that he could live and have a life. Not only have a life, but be given the opportunity to know Jesus. There is nothing sad about this. There is nothing sad about adoption. Jesus was adopted. I was adopted by my Savior. Cooper WAS adopted and is now our son.
God has shown us so much about this world, about ourselves and about Jesus through our past 7 years of this journey into starting a family. He continues to teach us and direct our paths. I pray I am open and ready for what He has in store for us and our family.
