[mccainster]

I think adopting an older child in the USA takes a special person. A lot of older kids have some problems and some do not. How can you predict how any child will turn out? How do you know that a little baby you have or adopt will not have problems when they become teens. A lot of kids do. If you have love in your heart and patience and are willing to give them a chance, there are a lot of teens who are just looking for a home and someone to love them unconditionally. We currently have five teens fostered in our home and are adopting two. We have five birth children and 16 grandchildren, but we are looking to adopt maybe one or two more. A lot of these kids age out of foster care and don't have a place to go for Christmas or Thanksgiving. I want to give them that. I hope you will pray and go ahead and try to adopt an older child here in the U.S. There are so many looking for homes. Take care