We are the Truth

We fell in love w/a few precious photographs and dreamed of the day we'd hold the baby (our baby!) in our arms.

We read parenting books, painted the nursery & researched airline policies related to traveling w/a baby on an international flight.

We learned to say "please", "thank you" & "i love you" in the language of our children's first homes.

We held our children for the 1st time and marveled at the utter perfection of 10 tiny fingers & 10 tiny toes.

We paced the floors with aching arms, trying to soothe the cries of a grieving child.

We experienced the joy of first words, first steps & first trips to the beach.

We filled page after page of our children's scrapbooks, documenting every meal, bath & playdate.

We celebrate birthdays, Christmas & the day we became a family.

We pass on folding laundry so we can read our son's favorite book "just one more time".

We talk to our children about the countries they were born in and how they came to live in this one.

We thank God every day for gift of being called Mom & Dad.

We are horrified by the treatment of Artyem Sviliev at the hands of his adoptive family and know this incident is not a true reflection of the adoptive community.

We are the truth.

We support JCICS's We are the Truth Champaign & Call to Action.

http://www.jcics.org/Russia.htm