Monday, January 13, 2025

January 13th

"He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will." Ephesians 1:5

because we are your children,
sometimes you are like
a single parent working
two or three jobs to ensure
we are fed, clothed, sheltered, loved.
sometimes you are 
a same-sex couple who 
adopts special needs kids
because they know that 
love can defeat the cruelty
of the world.
sometimes you are 
a foster parent who takes in
a teenager feeling they have
run out of chances, while you
have more than they will ever need.
sometimes you are 
grandparents who set aside
all their retirement plans
to begin a journey they never
expected to take again.

(c) 2025 Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman

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