In Celebration of Adoption

On the blog        http://www.nogreaterjoymom.com/ 

We have been asked to share our adoption stories, so I thought I would share mine.  At the time I adopted my son, there were only two states which allowed single adoptions, Oregon being one of them.  I was the sixth person in Oregon allowed to adopt under this new law, so I am somewhat of a pioneer in the field of single adoptions.

I didn't know how to get a picture up here, but I'm highlighting three posts which tell of my adoption story.  There are gobs of pictures.

You might be interested in knowing the baby I adopted is now 47, is a beloved pastor, husband and daddy.  Isn't the Lord good??  We had some rough post high school years, but the Lord restored the boy and he is a testimony to the faithfulness of the Lord.  Also from him came my darling grandchildren,  Elliot (named after Jim Elliot) and Molly--now 19 and 17!

http://aportlandgranny.blogspot.com/2008/05/jonathan-part-1.html

http://aportlandgranny.blogspot.com/2008/06/jonathan-part-2-grades-k-8.html

http://aportlandgranny.blogspot.com/2008/09/jonathan-part-3.html

Our home was full of children from the foster care system, as well as a later adopted Korean little girlie, and two foster kids who stuck with us until they were on their own, so we consider them part of the adopted family.

Its been a busy life and now at age 80 its slowing down.  I miss the hustle and bustle we once lived in!!

Enjoy!