Step ONE

When you feel that feeling, the one where your heart aches for the child in a photo, or you feel compelled to help someone in need, how much of your energy is spent in talking yourself OUT of action?

You rationalize, that SOMEONE else will help them, or solve this problem, and that certainly if it was meant to be YOU, that you would 'know'

Faith without works is dead.

You have faith enough to consider the need, whether the need is of an orphan, or a neighbor, your heart is led to desire a better circumstance than that person is presently in.

So what do you do. Do you get out your check book, and balance and figure, how to make it happen,

or do you check that checkbook, and try to figure out how your not capable of making it happen??

Which is it? I know where I sit. and I know where I lack faith.

Now consider this, can you go without, one pair of shoes, or one trip to the mall, or perhaps one less luxury item? (boat, vacation, new furniture) and instead take that amount ($50-$25,000) and put it to use in a child;s life that very likely has not known a single night without pain and suffering, hunger, loneliness or illness.

Do you have it in you?

For those of you who still love me after I put your foot to the flame, can I share some insight on adoption?

Make the first step, BEYOND the email inquiry, or phone message asking for the informational packet.

Put your savings account to use, and commit.

Make the first step, that is to arrange for your home study to be completed.

it is a $2,000 commitment, and many of us spend that much and more on weekly dates through out the year (40 weeks at $45 is $1800  a year)

Can you trade in a years worth of dinner & movie date nights for a picnic and star gazing, your not sacrificing the TIME spent together, but rather the money spent on mundane weekly date nights.

if YOU can not commit to $2,000 right now, consider helping someone.....anyone.... allowing their time and efforts to go farther...Share what you have, because we all know we have been given SO MUCH in our lives, and it feels better to give than to receive.

Start there, make the choice, get your homestudy completed.

And for that ONE friend who spoke to me about the DESIRE to adopt but the fears have not allowed you to move onto the next step....the homestudy will wait. Get it done, and then sit on it. Pray on it. Consider it a stepping stone, the lessons and education you learn will not be wasted, but you NEVER know when you will need that homestudy in a hurry.

(P.S. there have been at least 6 friends who have shared this desire/fear with me....you are NOT alone.)

Go. spend your savings, change your life, and the life of a child who may otherwise die waiting for someone to care enough to DARE and MOVE.

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