• Home
  • About
  • Wild Olive Tees
  • No Hands But Ours
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • RSS

Ni Hao Y'all

when east meets south

  • Ni Hao Y'all
  • Faith
    • my faith
  • adoption
    • special needs adoption
      • clubfoot
      • Down syndrome
      • dwarfism
    • shared list
    • advocating
  • family
    • Magnolia
    • Clementine
    • Tallula
    • Poppy
    • Esther
    • Vivienne
    • Shepherd
    • Jude
    • Isabelle
    • Sophie
    • Dalton
    • Asher
    • Zach
    • Victoria
  • Life
    • memory lane
    • what works for us
    • things I love
    • Q and A
    • marriage
    • cooking
    • celebrations
    • blogging
      • love others
      • kudos
  • photography
    • photography 101
    • Sunday Snapshot

Looking with Eyes to See

It’s the last day of November – a big month in the adoption world. It contains Orphan Sunday and is even slated as National Adoption Month.



It is also a perfect reason to take an afternoon to pull on dresses and scribble smiley-faces on palms to capture this moment in time in our family.



And while the kids may be thinking of colored leaves and pinecone wars, I’m thinking long on what adoption means to me.

And to this family.



It’s hard to beleive that there was a time I had no idea what adoption meant.



And, because I was just completely clueless, I probably said all the non-PC adoption-related things.


And asked all the non-PC adoption-related questions.


*cringe*




My eyes were simply closed to the indescribable gift that is adoption.



But one day. He simply stopped me in my tracks.



And cracked this heart of mine wide open, peeling off layers of selfishness, foolishness and preconceived notions.

And left me astounded at all we had missed by simply not looking with eyes to see.



What a privilege it is to be part of this grand story He is writing in the world and in this family.

And living with eyes to see Him in all things.

For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities — all things have been created through him and for him.
He is before all things, and by him all things hold together.

– Colossians 1:16-17

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • More
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
«
»

11.30.17 · adoption, Clementine, Isabelle, Jude, kids, Magnolia, Noah, Poppy, Shepherd, Sophie, Tallula, videos, Violet, Vivienne

I'm Stefanie. Wife to one, mom to 13. Occasional blogger and t-shirt maker. Wannabe photographer and exerciser. Constant grace-needer and orphan advocator. more
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Subscribe

instagram

see more...follow us on IG

our china journeys

magnolia - 2016
clementine - 2014
tallula - 2012
penelope - 2011
vivienne - 2010
shepherd - 2008
jude - 2007
sophie - 2006
isabelle - 2005

ways to make a difference

Love Project

proceed with caution

a dirty secret in adoption
we don't celebrate gotcha day
there's no such thing as an easy adoption
if I can, you can.
co-sleeping, why we do it.
gawsh. the series.
crazy
affording adoption
God and me.
Vivi's diagnosis
the ugly, beautiful truth
special needs: my .02
my testimony
dear anonymous
my chinese son

Creative Commons License

Copyright © 2021 · Darling theme by Restored 316

Copyright © 2021 · Darling Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.