A Very Special Day

My family in front of the Judge

On thinking of a topic to write about, I totally skipped over my adoption. I was adopted on September 30, 2012. A very exciting day for my family and I. Finally I was part of a healthy functioning family with many opportunities for me that weren't there before.  Now I would be enrolled in to a christian school, healthy family relationships, and be able to feel loved. I am not saying that I wouldn't miss any of my birth family when I was adopted. Letting go of what I knew for so long to be love, and family was hard, but it was for the better. The adoption was a major turning point in my life. I was twelve years old and didn't see the adoption as significant then. Now that I am older I see how much love my adoptive parents had for me. They sacrificed an easy life to adopt my brothers, sisters, and me. Anyways, on our family's adoption day we started the morning off at the court house where the adoption was legalized, and my last name changed from Dudley to Ness. Then we went out for breakfast with our extended family, and some of my birth family. Some of my birth family came to my adoption because they cared, and were excited for my family's new beginning. Later in the day my brothers, sisters, and I went back to school. When we got there the student council had a banner up congratulating our adoption,and made root beer floats. I am very grateful for the parents that God had lined up for me. He purposed for what he would do with my life and he knows what he is doing. As I look back now, I am grateful that God was with me through the rough times, and brought me to a very beautiful place to be adopted. If my parents had not answered God's calling on their life then I don't know where I would be today. I am very grateful for them and I don't think I could say enough to express my gratitude to them.

On my adoption day