Comments on: 143,000,000 http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2008/09/143000000/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:41:30 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Debbie Frederick http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2008/09/143000000/comment-page-1/#comment-6997 Debbie Frederick Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:40:46 +0000 http://www.lovelettertypewriter.com/?p=1625#comment-6997 Thanks again, for such a thought provoking post Jen. The kids and I watched this video this week. Very touching. I'm looking forward to meeting all our potential grandkids!! I'm praying for them even now. Love you! Thanks again, for such a thought provoking post Jen. The kids and I watched this video this week. Very touching. I’m looking forward to meeting all our potential grandkids!! I’m praying for them even now. Love you!

]]> By: lovelettertypewriter http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2008/09/143000000/comment-page-1/#comment-6991 lovelettertypewriter Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:56:23 +0000 http://www.lovelettertypewriter.com/?p=1625#comment-6991 I would like to know too, Sarah. I mean, a lot of times you can get an infant, so you can basically start at the beginning with them. In Ehtiopia, you can adopt a 3-month old. If you adopt in America, you can get a baby that's just days old. I wish families would adopt too, instead of the fertility treatment. If you really, really want to be a parent, is it that important for you to have a child with your eyes, or his mouth, or whatever? Especially with such a staggering statistic like 143,000,000? I just know God loves these sweet orphans and I know he wants us to love and take care of them too! Maybe it's the cost, but the government gives you a $10,000 tax credit when you adopt, plus there are so many grants and organizations that can help. There are a few Christian orgtanizations that will give you a no-interest loan for adoption. Plus, I would think most churches would support you with an adoption. It just makes me sad that most of the time, Adoption is just "Plan B". I'll have to check out her blog! Sweet! I think we might have one of our own (if we can), and adopt the rest. Honestly, I wouldn't mind if they all were adopted, but Funnel really wants us to have one biologically. Also, a lot of the countries we are thinking about, you can't adopt until you are thirty anyway. :( --- Jen I would like to know too, Sarah. I mean, a lot of times you can get an infant, so you can basically start at the beginning with them. In Ehtiopia, you can adopt a 3-month old. If you adopt in America, you can get a baby that’s just days old.

I wish families would adopt too, instead of the fertility treatment. If you really, really want to be a parent, is it that important for you to have a child with your eyes, or his mouth, or whatever? Especially with such a staggering statistic like 143,000,000? I just know God loves these sweet orphans and I know he wants us to love and take care of them too!

Maybe it’s the cost, but the government gives you a $10,000 tax credit when you adopt, plus there are so many grants and organizations that can help. There are a few Christian orgtanizations that will give you a no-interest loan for adoption. Plus, I would think most churches would support you with an adoption.

It just makes me sad that most of the time, Adoption is just “Plan B”.

I’ll have to check out her blog! Sweet!

I think we might have one of our own (if we can), and adopt the rest. Honestly, I wouldn’t mind if they all were adopted, but Funnel really wants us to have one biologically. Also, a lot of the countries we are thinking about, you can’t adopt until you are thirty anyway. :(

— Jen

]]> By: Sarah http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2008/09/143000000/comment-page-1/#comment-6990 Sarah Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:26:32 +0000 http://www.lovelettertypewriter.com/?p=1625#comment-6990 P.S. Do you think you'll try to be like Dr. Glenna Jackson, who adopted two kids and had two biological kids? Or are you planning to have all your kids be adopted? P.P.S. Robby has a sister who was adopted. This is her blog: lovelyliving.wordpress.com P.S. Do you think you’ll try to be like Dr. Glenna Jackson, who adopted two kids and had two biological kids? Or are you planning to have all your kids be adopted?

P.P.S. Robby has a sister who was adopted. This is her blog: lovelyliving.wordpress.com

]]> By: Sarah http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2008/09/143000000/comment-page-1/#comment-6989 Sarah Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:23:41 +0000 http://www.lovelettertypewriter.com/?p=1625#comment-6989 I hope so too. I guess I'd need to learn more about why people /don't/ choose to adopt. Is it because they believe more in nature vs. nurture, so they can't predict how their child will turn out? (As if any parent could predict that.) Is it because they want to see their genes and heritage carried on in their offspring? I would like to hear many viewpoints. But whatever the viewpoint, I don't think you can argue with that statistic. Which is why I don't understand all the fertility treatments and egg freezings and other procedures that are done when women start to age.... I wish they would adopt instead. I mean...why can't we all be like Brangelina. ;-) I hope so too. I guess I’d need to learn more about why people /don’t/ choose to adopt. Is it because they believe more in nature vs. nurture, so they can’t predict how their child will turn out? (As if any parent could predict that.) Is it because they want to see their genes and heritage carried on in their offspring? I would like to hear many viewpoints.

But whatever the viewpoint, I don’t think you can argue with that statistic. Which is why I don’t understand all the fertility treatments and egg freezings and other procedures that are done when women start to age…. I wish they would adopt instead.

I mean…why can’t we all be like Brangelina. ;-)

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