Media Monday: Emily Procter

We are not big TV people. We have our occasional shows that we like, and CSI: Miami is not one of them. I happened across this article in the "Parade" from the Denver Post (as I was looking for coupons).

Here is a summary (and a link):

• Emily was "adopted as an infant" and "has never met her biological parents". I really wish they had open adoptions years before they started becoming more common. Nevertheless, I am glad they have them now.
• "I've always known that I was adopted" She then relates a story her mom often tells about how she (as a 3 or 4 year old) told a lady that wanted a kid just like her, "well, you can get one from the children's home". I love the fact that as a little kid, she always knew that she was adopted. She apparently understood it well enough to tell other people too. It isn't anything to be ashamed of, or a secret to hide. It is a miraculous journey of love and faith that makes that child who they are.
  
• "I have always thought about my birth mother and what she went through...I cannot imagine how brave and painful that would be, to make the choice to let someone else raise your baby if you couldn't do it." Birth parents are the bravest, most courageous, mature and selfless people ever! We couldn't say enough how much we admire and look up to them for the choices they make!
• "I adore my parents, but I always wondered if I would feel a different kind of love - not more or less, just different - for someone who was biologically related.....the birth of my daughter has helped me see that the love I feel for her is the same love I feel for my mother or father or Paul. For me, family love is family love, no matter what." What a remarkable and true statement. That is the exact same way we feel, and that is why we are so excited to adopt!