Insanity

Insanity is defined as the state of being seriously mentally ill; madness.  A second definition is extreme foolishness or irrationality.  I had a conversation with a gentleman the other day and our recent adoption was brought up.  He has three children his youngest is seventeen which is the same age as my oldest.  So, I proceeded to tell him that we have five children and the one we just adopted is 20 months and my oldest child is seventeen.  He looked at me and said "That's insane."  I guess on the surface it would seem that way.  If we chose not to adopt either Sara or Ava, then Lisa and I would be just a few years away from being "empty nesters".  I would have more time to spend with my wife.  More time to do what I want to do.
Living in the United States we really have no idea how good we have it.  We are wealthier than 95% of the entire world.  Our neighbor is everyone in the entire world.  Remember when they asked Jesus "Who is my neighbor?"  They were wanting an easy answer, but they didn't get it.  Well, we have the opportunity to help everyone in the world.  I guess what's hard to understand it they are not our neighbor.  Most people in the world can not comprehend traveling like we do.  We are basically unlimited, they are completely limited.  So, what's really insane about the picture is that there are 140 million children with out a family.  There are also so many people that are able to provide a family to one of these children and completely ignore it.  We have heard so many comments and its really sad.  I'm too busy.  Better you than me.  I don't think I could do it.  I can not imagine looking at any of my children weather adopted or biological and look them in the eye and say something like this.  I am privliged to be insane serving Jesus.  I take insanity over normal any day.

Sara's Father,
Eric