Well I FINALLY completed Faith's video! Yeah! I have been trying to finish this for the past year as I wanted to have it for her birthday in June, but....well you know how that goes! I have so many projects I have started that I need to finish and just can't seem to get anything done. Is that what the 40's does to you??;)
The video is LONG. About 15 minutes....it is from Faith's referral to the present. So if you would like to watch it please sit back with your favorite drink and ENJOY! I had such a tough time deciding which photos to put in as I have so many to choose from. I did my best to pick those that capture her expressions and personality the best. It was fun picking the music to go with it. I love the first song "Amazing" and the song "Only by Faith" seemed to be the perfect fit for our Faith. Making it brought so many memories and emotions back. In many ways it seems as though it was just yesterday that Faith was placed in our arms and in another many ways I can not even remember a breath without her in our lives.
With this month being Adoption Awareness Month it pushed me to get it done. For me personally the word "awareness" just does not seem right to use with adoption. It is kind of like describing adoption as a disease or a problem. Adoption to me is a gift, a celebration, a joy like nothing else in the world, a way to build a family........don't get me wrong, I understand why they call it Adoption awareness. There are so many thousands of children that need a family right here in our foster care system as well as around the world. It is a problem and a time to try and get the word out to families that might consider adoption. My hope is that one day adoption will be as natural a choice to people in building their families as giving birth is. For me adoption is just as natural. Faith is my natural child in every way shape and form that the boys are. In my heart she was meant to be my daughter. I have no doubt about that. I feel so very lucky to have been able to experience both child birth and adoption as a way of building my family. Lucky because I know first hand that it does not matter which way you choose to build your family....the bond and the love and dreams you have for your children are the same no matter which way they come into your family, period! I guess that is what I would like to make people aware of. It's funny, I have heard some women say that all women should experience child birth. I never really felt that way and have respect for women that decide child birth is not meant for them. I do find myself bias regarding adoption though and almost feel sorry for people that don't experience it.
Anyway, I am rambling as this is something I feel so strongly about and could go on forever! I hope in honor of Adoption Awareness month we can also "celebrate" adoption and make more people aware of what a beautiful blessing it is!
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