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Ecclesiastes 3:11-14 New International Version (NIV) 11  He has made everything beautiful in its time.  He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet [ a ]  no one can fathom  what God has done from beginning to end.   12  I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.   13  That each of them may eat and drink,  and find satisfaction  in all their toil—this is the gift of God.   14  I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be added to it and nothing taken from it. God does it so that people will fear him. Raising children is a gift from God.   It took me a few years to accept that this is where God wants me to be and to find true pleasure in my new "occupation".   Raising children is a blessing from God and treasured gift but let's face it sometimes really hard.   And while I enjoy most days, I am reminded, we purposefully chose really medically needy children because that's where God called u

It has taken me many days to get this post together.  Logistically time has not been the only barrier.  I have needed some time to process this past month.  I tend to be in medical mommy survival mode while at the hospital during surgery and then come home to process the days, and this time weeks  went by.   Last night I read this from another adoptive mother.... This was an excerpt as she sits in the hospital with her son....day 57.....                        Many parents here (at the hospital) live in fear... exhausted, guilt-ridden, weary, frustrated, angry. It's heartbreaking. Many of them would likely not understand why we would ever choose this life. But that's not how we look at this. We chose this because we believe in hope and a God who offers that hope up free for the taking no matter how broken your heart is. We are thankful for this because this experience is a gift. Living out restoration, redemption, healing, love, and hope. Leaning on  trust, prayer, faith, patie