>> Verses to Scan (NIV)
- Exodus 2:7 When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, “I drew him out of the water.”
- 2 Samuel 9:11 So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s sons.
- Esther 2:7 Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up because she had neither father nor mother. This girl, who was also known as Esther, was lovely in form and features, and Mordecai had taken her as his own daughter when her father and mother died.
- Ephesians 1:3-6 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
>> Websites to check
These recommended websites are not intended in any way to be or imply an endorsement on the part of Zondervan, nor do we vouch for their content.
- http://www.family.org/ The Focus on the Family web site, which contains good info on adoption.
- http://www.family.org/fofmag/sl/a0024069.cfm A article about adoption agencies and what to expect.
- http://www.christianitytoday.com/cl/2000/006/7.52.html Another story of a girl who gave her baby up for adoption.
- http://www.adoptionfun.com/ A web page full of fun links: games, camp info, adoption stories, adoption celebrities, even screensavers!
- http://www.briomag.com/briomagazine/soulfood/a0004034.html A great devo on adoption.
>> Thoughts to Ponder
>> Books to Read
- Twenty Things Adoptive Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge, a perspective on the challenges that adopted kids and their parents face from an author who was adopted herself.
Find out how to buy this... - How It Feels to Be Adopted by Jill Krementz, nineteen kids ages eight through sixteen share their experiences as adopted children.
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