Was it my destiny to adopt a child from China? Why did I choose it?
- Because my parents worked a children’s home for needy kids?
- Because we had foster kids in our home growing up?
- Because of the missionaries who visited our church and stayed in our home?
- Because of the books in our home about life in other countries?
- Because of the missions trip overseas that my parents encouraged me to take?
There were a lot of other reasons, of course, but the ones above were foundational for me even considering international adoption.
Sometimes our choices are not entirely our own, but the bloom of seeds planted by the choices of others.
God knows how many negative things we pick up from our childhood, the lesser choices other people made that reaped consequences for us. But this time I’m just thankful for the positive ones.
I wonder what choices I’m making today that will shape the choices of my kids make someday.
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