“I stayed with my parents for several days after the birth of our first child. One afternoon, I remarked to my mother that it was surprising that our baby had dark hair, since both my husband and I are fair. She said, ‘Well, your daddy has black hair’
‘But Mama, that doesn’t matter because I’m adopted’
With an embarrassed smile, she said the most wonderful words I’ve ever heard: “I always forget.”*
This vignette hit me in the corners of my eyes. Possibly because 3/6 of my first cousins were adopted, but probably because of the truth that I was adopted too – “He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will” – Ephesians 1:5
Be Blessed,
Pastor Scott
*Anecdote from Reader’s Digest by Rodessa Morris of Gladys, VA (And saved in a card file by Dr. William Ross)
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