“What a wonderful time in history to be able to bring my son home from Africa, his native homeland, and show him the true meaning of America. My prayer is that he will live in a nation that lives up to every one of the dreams that Martin Luther King fought so hard for. That he “will not be judged by the color of his skin but by the content of his character”, like MLK so nicely put it.
The simple fact is that we all bleed RED….blacks and whites alike. It is that life blood that so many have given for freedom in this country. They have given their lives as seeds that will not return void. Many of those lives that were taken sacrificially and many of those that were taken unjustly will see justice come to pass in the sight of America at last. We are then left with the task ahead and that is to live it. Live it like never before. Become and remain sisters and brothers like God intended.”
You should also check out what Josh Bottomly had to say about this day. He wrote a great blog post about MLK Day. Check it out here.
Krista H says
I wondered about this as well when we brought Eli back. Maybe even more so since we already had our *white daughter.* But I must say we’ve really had very few negative reactions, at least not verbal ones. And honestly I share that he is adopted all the time. I want people to know, because I if there is anything I can say that might encourage someone else to adopt, I want to make sure I say it.
The O'Neal Family says
I love what you wrote Jennifer, good job. And I love reading your posts because they sound similar to our lives…having some negativity and misunderstanding about international adoption, it’s nice to know we aren’t the only ones although I wished we all had 100% support from everyone too 🙂