Article: On Adoption, Christians Should Put Up or Shut Up

Not a fan so much of the title, but the content of this article is excellent :)

My Take: On Adoption, Christians Should Put Up or Shut Up

by Jason Locy

Excerpt . . . "If a Christian group wants to wade into the discussion over who should adopt, it needs to put its money and manpower where its mouth is. That means not only challenging families and churches to adopt from foster care (which costs virtually nothing financially) but also to adopt children resulting from unplanned pregnancies, children with special needs and children of mixed race or minority ethnicity."

The article also features an Christian initiative begun in the state of Colorado in 2008 called Wait No More that has reduced the number of orphans in the state by half! It has since expanded to include 8 states.

It's a . . . Baby!

Well, today we excitedly got our little growing family all together into our compact car (our van is still in the shop) and traveled to the doctor's office to get our 19-week ultrasound. The kids were SO excited!

We found out we are having a precious baby _____________! (See video below first before reading further). You'll also have to pause the playlist at the very bottom of this page.

These were some of the kids' reactions upon returning to the car . . .

E: "This means trouble."

C: "We can jump on the ceiling together!"

S: "I just give up." (poor baby . . . her reaction was also a bit exaggerated by the high fever she developed this afternoon)

They also shared with us some excellent name choices!

C: Elmo

E: Mater

S: King

While we like the thought of Elmo Mater King Gary, it's just not quite the name we had in mind.

While we've had a girl's name chosen since the day we were engaged almost 12 years ago, we will have to put it back on the shelf awhile longer :)

Drum roll, please!

We are pleased to announce the impending arrival of Alexander Corban Gary in early October!

Alexander means "defender of mankind" and Corban is a Hebrew word meaning "gift or offering consecrated to God," literally "a drawing near."

According to one Biblical name meanings site, "It is also believed that Jesus Christ was not only the Messiah, but also a sacrifice or corban to atone for the sins of mankind."

Finally, while today was a shock to our tendency toward symmetry, having another little man around the house will be pure joy! We recently fell in love with this song called Godspeed by The Dixie Chicks, especially the line "Rocket Racer's all tuckered out; Super Man's in pajamas on the couch."

Blessings,

The Growing Gary Family!