It's a blustery winter day here in Idaho. It's been a very emotional week filled with ups, downs and unknowns. Please allow me to explain.
About a week ago I started getting tweets, texts, emails and facebook notifications about one piece of very exciting news, Megan has a family!!! Last year during Christmas, Andrea and I chose two children to start advocating for, Eli and Megan. Eli, as many already know, is home for Christmas! He had a family commit to him very early last year. Megan on the other hand did not. For the entire year, Megan has been the topic of many conversations in our family as well as many of our prayers. Throughout the year, Megan has had over $24,000 in her adoption account and her picture was updated on the Reece's Rainbow page. Despite these good things going in Megan's favor, she did not have a family commit to her.
Andrea and I knew in our hearts that when the time was right, her family would find her. I also think a little bit of Christmas Spirit played a factor. A few weeks ago, Brynlee was waiting in line to see Santa. She was stressed because she couldn't think of anything she wanted to ask for Christmas. (She has since thought of lots of things!) I mentioned maybe she should ask Santa if he could find Megan a family. She smiled her big toothless smile and said, "That's a great idea!". Sure enough, the request was made and less than a week later we found out Megan had a family!
The good news of Megan's family has quickly been overshadowed by some of the political turmoil that Russia and the United States are experiencing. This is a good ARTICLE that explains what is taking place. In a nutshell, Russia has passed legislation banning all adoptions of Russian orphans by Americans. I don't confess to understand why this is taking place. The legislation has been passed and is sitting on the desk of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has full power to sign the bill or reject it. The fate of thousands of orphans lie in his hands. It has been reported that his decision will be made by December 26th.
My heart goes out to the children. My heart also goes out to all of the parents who have committed to adopting one of these special children who's fate is in limbo. Many of these parents have traveled and already met their children. I can't imagine what they must be experiencing right now.
As I've gone over the situation in my mind, I can only rely on faith that what is supposed to happen will happen. I've learned through the years that many times we don't completely understand why things happen. However, what seems like an unfair circumstance can actually end up being a blessing. My best example of this is when Nash was born. It was natural to feel somewhat sorry for myself. Little did I know that what seemed like a difficult circumstance would actually end up being among my greatest blessings. Never could I have foreseen the blessings that came from being a father of a son with Down syndrome. My only comfort with the situation in Russia is that it's in the hands of a higher power and that things will workout for the better in the end.
In the meantime, I'd like to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas. We have so much to be thankful for. Let us always remember the reason for the season...
About a week ago I started getting tweets, texts, emails and facebook notifications about one piece of very exciting news, Megan has a family!!! Last year during Christmas, Andrea and I chose two children to start advocating for, Eli and Megan. Eli, as many already know, is home for Christmas! He had a family commit to him very early last year. Megan on the other hand did not. For the entire year, Megan has been the topic of many conversations in our family as well as many of our prayers. Throughout the year, Megan has had over $24,000 in her adoption account and her picture was updated on the Reece's Rainbow page. Despite these good things going in Megan's favor, she did not have a family commit to her.
Andrea and I knew in our hearts that when the time was right, her family would find her. I also think a little bit of Christmas Spirit played a factor. A few weeks ago, Brynlee was waiting in line to see Santa. She was stressed because she couldn't think of anything she wanted to ask for Christmas. (She has since thought of lots of things!) I mentioned maybe she should ask Santa if he could find Megan a family. She smiled her big toothless smile and said, "That's a great idea!". Sure enough, the request was made and less than a week later we found out Megan had a family!
The good news of Megan's family has quickly been overshadowed by some of the political turmoil that Russia and the United States are experiencing. This is a good ARTICLE that explains what is taking place. In a nutshell, Russia has passed legislation banning all adoptions of Russian orphans by Americans. I don't confess to understand why this is taking place. The legislation has been passed and is sitting on the desk of Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has full power to sign the bill or reject it. The fate of thousands of orphans lie in his hands. It has been reported that his decision will be made by December 26th.
My heart goes out to the children. My heart also goes out to all of the parents who have committed to adopting one of these special children who's fate is in limbo. Many of these parents have traveled and already met their children. I can't imagine what they must be experiencing right now.
As I've gone over the situation in my mind, I can only rely on faith that what is supposed to happen will happen. I've learned through the years that many times we don't completely understand why things happen. However, what seems like an unfair circumstance can actually end up being a blessing. My best example of this is when Nash was born. It was natural to feel somewhat sorry for myself. Little did I know that what seemed like a difficult circumstance would actually end up being among my greatest blessings. Never could I have foreseen the blessings that came from being a father of a son with Down syndrome. My only comfort with the situation in Russia is that it's in the hands of a higher power and that things will workout for the better in the end.
In the meantime, I'd like to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas. We have so much to be thankful for. Let us always remember the reason for the season...
1 comment:
thanks Brady! Merry Christmas to you too!
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