We love you, Treston!

This past week our #15 grandchild, Treston, celebrated his first year birthday. I worked on a short video project for his party and as my husband and I (aka Nana and Pop-Pop) were watching the final product we both found ourselves near tears because of the immense love we feel for this little guy.
Treston came into our family through New Life and we are still waiting for his adoption to be completed. But, the moment he came to us we all loved him instantly. Our love is in no way diminished because he was not "birthed" into our family, but in some ways our love for him is very strong because we can so clearly see the hand of God as He placed Treston in Jenn and Rusty's home - his forever family.
Adoption is just one way that God builds families. We see evidences of adoption in the scripture and in those instances it is a beautiful picture of God's sovereignty and His plan for each of us. It just seems more evident when you watch a family grow through adoption.
I have worked in adoption for 18 1/2 years - I am an adoptive mom and a Nana to two adopted granchildren. Often I have birthmoms and adoptive families ask "Is it hard to love someone else's child?". The answer is this - No! Though not flesh of our flesh - Treston has been grafted by God's hand into a family that will love him, encourage him, be an example of godliness and cheer him on to become exactly what God has already planned for him.
We love you, Treston!