One of my current favorite kid movies is "Horton Hears A Who". I just love it. I have "watched" it about 2,000 times as it is always in the car, so it gets played during long car rides and trips. It has struck me recently that the reason I always cry at the end is because it reminds me so much of our adoption journey. Here we were just living our life when we heard in the distance a very small yelp. Far away in Africa a nation of babies was crying for help. We thought...well that's silly we can't save them all...but a person's a person no matter how small. So maybe we can just save one...and we knew our journey had just begun. Okay, I didn't mean to rhyme there, but it is Dr. Seuss.
I just wish the whole world would listen to them cry "We are here! We are here! We are here!" and that all the kangaroos out there would stop all of their nay-saying and reasoning why and negativity and just encourage us "Horton's" to keep giving 100%, or the best that we can in whatever way we can. Sometimes there is no political agenda or socially responsible reason for adoption, sometimes you've just heard a Who.
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Oh my gosh, Anne!!! I LOVE this post! It made me cry-now you know I am a total emotional wreck!!! We heard 2 very loud "who's" and cannot wait to bring them home!
Wow. I love this post & in fact if you don't mind I want to "borrow" it for some of my family who don't understand that we also have heard a couple of "who's". Congratulations on your journey. We are hopefully going to start our paperwork with IAN next month.
-Charity
www.amorrisfamily.blogspot.com
What a great analogy! It is so simple but yet so powerful! I love it!
anne - you are awesome and we are so excited you hear a "who's". We love you and are excited for your next journey - can we come with you? :)
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