Anytime I hear the word adoption, I always think about God’s heart for the orphan, namely me, or any of His children that have chosen Him as their heavenly Father. The transitioning from one family to another and yet not having lost your connection in your family of origin.
My experience has been that tuning into God’s vision and value system for relationship helps you love your earthly family much better. So when I heard about my guest, Jennifer Uren’s, unconventional adoption, I was up for the conversation.
I wanted to hear her personal thoughts and reflections on how she perceived God’s heart for the orphan, especially since she wasn’t looking to adopt and the process of adoption was the fastest I’ve ever heard of. Not looking to adopt, going from an adoption of one child to two children and their arrival in a matter of weeks, that made for a very difficult transition for her and her family of 5.
As I listened to her talk about why she didn’t see the adoption as a rescue, it really got my mind churning as to how God does not simply rescue us, but that He has a much more intimate and satisfying purpose in mind when He calls to us Himself.
Jennifer talked about the importance of educating oneself on trauma, but that understanding connection was the game changer. And she suggested the book that gave her that much needed breakthrough. It’s titled The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family by Karyn B. Purvis.
As we wrapped up the conversation, she shares one more thing that she’s learned about God in the difficult transitioning process, and I could immediately apply it to my life.
It seems the more conversations I have with those who share their stories of holding their trauma up for inspection through the lens of their relationship with Christ, it becomes increasingly clear. All the diversity, all the creativity, all the shades of skin that human beings embody– we all find unity in Christ.
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Bio: Jennifer Uren lives with her husband and 5 kids (bio and adopted) in the Chicagoland area. She is a mompreneur on a mission to help other mompreneurs set aside “mom guilt” by using simple systems to help them use time well so they can succeed at being both “mom” and “entrepreneur”. You can connect with Jenn via her website at ThisMomKnows.com, via Facebook @ThisMomKnows, or on Instagram @ThisMomKnowsPodcast
