Why?

I am thrilled to announce that we have prayed about it for a long time and are now in the process of another adoption. This time through the U.S foster care system. We are finishing up our homestudy, then will begin searching for the child God has waiting for us. We are beyond excited to see what God has in store for our family. When people hear that we are going through the adoption process again we are almost always asked... why? Why in the world would we want to adopt again? Why would we want more kids? Don't we ever want to retire? The only answer I have to those questions is that "we love children and feel God leading us in the direction of adopting more". He has placed a very heavy burden on my heart for the fatherless and I can think of 143 million reasons why we are taking this step again. While we are not able to change the lives of all of them, we can do our part and be a family to some. That is what I desire to do with my life. Unfortunately our society has a distorted view of what makes our life of valuable. It tells us that we have to have a bank account with lots of money in it, a big house full of expensive things and a nice car in the driveway if we are going to begin to be considered a success. But I believe that our society has it's priorities all messed up. Having things can NEVER make you happy. Having them may excite you for awhile, but it always wears off and you need more. True joy comes only from the Lord. He is the only one who can make you feel complete. We have been put here to go into the world and bring it back to him. How better to do that then to raise these children, who by no fault of their own have been left fatherless and teach them about their Heavenly Father who loves them? I will have plenty of time to rest and relax when the Lord calls me home. Until that day I want to be surrounded with his children. Children we can raise to serve him in mighty ways. The truth being told I LOVE having children in my home and I am so excited to add more. Even though some days are VERY difficult already, I would go through this process as many times as God allows. I would bring home many, many more children. Because in the end it does not matter how much stuff we have accumulated, the only legacy that will be left behind when we are gone is our children. They are my treasure. The children I know and the ones who I am still waiting to meet. Love is the only true measure of success.