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HI!
I am new to this forum and am hoping to gain some insight as to how other chrisitan adoptive parents respond to my question.
My husband and I, who are both born-again, have 2 bio children(daughter who is 9 and son who is 8) God has placed adoption on my heart for a long time now. It hasn't been until recently that I have started researching adoption and praying about it with my family (who are supportive) However, my father tells me that I making the biggest mistake of my life. He feels that I am taking my children and their well-being and "rolling the dice" with their lives. My intention has always been to adopt a child age 2-5. Inasmuch as I've been blessed with having infants biologically, I feel that I/we are the perfect answer to a toddler who may be overlooked just because he is a little older. My father says I have no idea if this adopted child will get along with my children, they may clash, it would be horrible and there is, of course, no turning back. I have to admit, he took the wind out of my sails and now I'm questioning if this is right or wrong. I pray that I will hear the Lord's answer. I do feel He is guiding me, but my father has always had a profound influence on me.

If anyone has adopted a child into a home where there were children already, can you respond to this? Any insight would be helpful.

In His love,
Danielle