There\u2019s a little boy in our family whose back tells a beautiful story. His shirt says it all:
WANTED. CHOSEN. LOVED. ADOPTED.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that\u2019s exactly what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After years of waiting, praying, navigating challenges and red tape, my determined niece — an incredibly successful district attorney — never gave up. She could have looked the other way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Life is full, demanding, and messy. But love doesn\u2019t walk away. It leans in. She leaned all the way in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And now, this sweet boy, with his neatly braided hair and quiet strength, is home. Fully, legally, and lovingly home. He has a mama who adores him. A whole crew of aunties, uncles, and grandparents who have loved him long before the ink dried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He’s been taught about Jesus, surrounded by security, blanketed by grace, and fiercely protected in arms that will never let go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the beauty of this story doesn\u2019t stop with him.
It reaches into every heart reading this.
Because his story is our story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There was a time when we, too, were wandering. Unclaimed. Wounded. Trying to find our way. Maybe we felt discarded, invisible, ashamed, or uncertain of where we belonged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BUT GOD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God WANTED us. Not because we were perfect or polished — but because He is love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He CHOSE us. Not as an afterthought, but on purpose and with great joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He LOVED us. Even while we were still broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And He ADOPTED us. Gave us His name. His inheritance. His Spirit. His forever family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSee what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!\u201d
\u20141 John 3:1<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are no longer orphans in this world. We are home.
So today, pause and praise Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You are WANTED. CHOSEN. LOVED. ADOPTED.
And that says it all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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