"home"

Have you heard the song by Phillip Phillips?
But before we go any further - is that his real name? WHY, parents? WHY.

So, this song "Home." I googled it to see what the meaning of it is. And I didn't find much. Just that it was written for American Idol, PhilPhil didn't originally love it, blah blah blah.

Anyway, though I'm fairly confident after watching the video that it was not written for adoption...
But I like to pretend it's an adoption song.

Hold on to me as we go

As we roll down this unfamiliar road

And although this wave is stringing us along

Just know you're not alone

'Cause I'm gonna make this place your home.

Settle down, it'll all be clear

Don't pay no mind to the demons

They fill you with fear

The trouble it might drag you down

If you get lost, you can always be found

Just know you're not alone

'Cause I'm gonna this place your home

thinking...

"Sentimentalism is no substitute for action."

Incredible article by Tony Merida, author of Orphanology: Awakening to Gospel-Centered Adoption and Orphan Care.

"We need an elevated concept of adoption. We need God’s perspective on adoption. We need to meditate on the gospel more deeply. I turned into an adoption advocate, an adoptive dad, and eventually a writer on the subject not because of infertility but because of theology."

Read the whole article here.