Inner Beauty – A Scar and a Promise

Guest Blogger-

My 14 year old son has a small scar under his right eye.  I don’t know how he got it.  Last week I needed to fill out paper work on his medical history, the circumstances surrounding his birth, his childhood firsts, and childhood illnesses.  I could not answer any of these questions.

Our family adopted Kaleb from Vladivostok Russia when he was 7 years old.  I don’t know the origin of the scar on his face and I may never know.  I do not know if he has had chicken pocks, mumps, measles, or if he has ever broken a bone.  I DO KNOW that he was often hungry, scared, and abandoned by those who were entrusted with his care.

But the most important thing I know about my son is that 15 days before he was born, the Lord spoke a promise to my heart, the promise of a son.  As parents of three biological children – two girls and a boy – my husband and I were not seeking to add to our family.  But early one morning, while I was praying and journaling the Lord laid upon my heart the idea of adopting a child.

The reason I share this somewhat vague story is to simply encourage adoptive parents.  We may never know all the things about our children – these incredible gifts from the Lord.  Suffice it to say, we know everything about our bio kiddos – we know all the cuts, bruises, and tears they have cried.  But the mystery surrounding our other children reminds me of the mysteries of God.  I CAN’T know or understand all the incredible ways of God – but I know that I can trust Him and that He has a plan and a purpose for my life and for the life of the child He has brought to our home.  Trusting Him brings joy, hope, satisfaction, and contentment to my life.  In the same way that I care for a child that at times is a mystery to me – I lean on the indefinable love and character of an ALL KNOWING Lord!