Adoption....if you know me, you know I am adopted. I am a huge supporter of adoption. I am pro-life all the way. I was raised by an incredible lady who loved me as if I was her own. When she married the man I call dad, he instilled in me great morals and showed me how to take care of myself. They introduced me to Christ.
However, I knew Christ even before I met Him officially. I knew He was with me every step of my life. He took me out of situations that my physical body was in yet I have no recollection of them. I know it was Him because I know He was saving me from a life of pain and misery and hurt that my heart could not recuperate from.
I grew up knowing I was adopted but also knowing how much my adopted mom loved me. I figured if I wanted to find my birth parents, it would hurt her though she said it wouldn't. When you love someone like that, you don't want to hurt them.
It took me 33 years to find my birth parents. 33 years...wow.
I have been watching Switched at Birth on tv and have felt connected to parts of it due to my life. Well, tonight's episode was a "what if" episode...what if we had made a different decision type episode. When the character found out who her birth mom was, it was too late, she had died.
That really hit me hard....
What if I had waited too long to find the women who carried me 9+ months in her stomach, who chose life instead of abortion, who loved me enough to wish a better life for me. What if? PRAISE THE LORD my birth mom is alive, so is my birth dad.
I met them a little over a year ago and I still am getting to know them. I have only seen my birth mom once since meeting her due to finances and distance but we talk quite often and I am so blessed by her. She prayed for me....even though I was not with her, she prayed for me. I come from a praying family. I come from a family of writers. I come from a family of Bible believing people and then I knew, that is why Jesus was with me before I "officially" met Him.
Thank you Jesus for adoption, for life, for family! Thank you Jesus that I am YOURS...
My hope in writing this is a few things.
1. TO the ADOPTED....Don't wait 33 years to find your birth parents. No matter who they are, even if they are not as amazing as mine turned out to be, it is better for you to know, trust me!
2. To the PARENTS who adopted, encourage your adopted children to find their birth parents. Trust me, it will not take away from the love they have for you. There is nothing that could change the love I have for my adopted mom and dad. Nothing!
3. To the BIRTH PARENTS, pray for your children! Pray. Even if you never meet the on earth, pray. You will see them in heaven someday. There is so much power in prayer! So much!!!! Never give up looking for them.
If you have any questions, I would love to talk to you about adoption. I love everything about it and I love answering questions about it!
Good night everyone!
~His Nicole
