Have you considered adopting a waiting child?
Have you considered adopting a waiting child? There are so many millions of children waiting desperately for a mom and dad just like you are waiting desperately for a child.
I have 6 children (5 of which are adopted). My kids are 8,8,4,3,3 and such blessings! All of them were waiting children. Their life without adoption would have been miserable (3 of them would have died and 1 would have been blind). But they are doing awsome! My life without children would have been miserable (I was born to be a mother). But my cup runneth over! We are so happy we are adding another baby and are currently in process to bring him home.
God loves all children and wants all children in loving families. Sometimes it takes thinking outside the box and looking at these children as the Lord sees them. I wouldn't trade my kids for the world even though they were considered "hard to place". They are healthy (well one is having medical problems right now), happy, adorable, and can melt your heart (and like all kids push your buttons).
I run a yahoo group for LDS families who have adopted internationally (a lot of us have also adopted domestically hard to place babies and children). If you are still waiting, I would encourage you to come check us out. I have never "waited" to be matched with a child. On the contrary, I turned down kids and babies on a weekly basis.
I am not saying in anyway that it is the path for everyone, but it is definitely worth considering.
Kelly
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