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Why

Aside from logistics, “why” questions are what we get asked most often. Why adopt? Why India? Why now? Why aren’t you having biological kids right now? (Which, by the way, is an inappropriate question to ask anyone).  This has been something that has been weighing heavily on me for quite a while now. For the most part, throughout this process, we have been met with love, grace, and support from friends, family, and strangers alike, but there’s always the random off-color comments or instagram posts that I stumble upon that sting. In light of a recent event in the adoption community (I’m not going to go into details about it here), there has been A LOT of talk on the internet about Christians adopting because it’s “trendy” without knowing what they are getting themselves into and without being prepared. It has hurt. It hurts that because of the actions of a few, we are all being accused of not loving our children, or future children.  So, while I can’t speak for every person wh