Eight years ago today I met my youngest son for the very first time. He was almost two years old when we first met. We named him William Jackson Mullins. I remember on that day how scared I was. I remember how beautiful and how sweet he looked. I remember trying so hard to remain calm because I didn’t want to scare him. I remember immediately falling in love with him.
I remember thinking, “I will never forget this special day.”
It was such a special day and we look forward every year to celebrating God’s goodness in bringing Liam into our family. If you don’t know, adoptive families often celebrate the day of adoption kind of like a mini birthday party. It’s called a “gotcha day.” In our case, we celebrate the day we brought Liam home (we legally adopted him a few months later here in America).
As I have been looking forward to this day, I have been thinking about the beauty of our family’s adoption story. It also reminds me of the fact that all Christians have an adoption story. Here are three things regarding your adoption in Christ that you can celebrate today!
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