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"Defending, loving, nurturing, and providing for a homeless child is very close to the heart of God...because the people around you--other members of your family and even your adopted child--will not always recognize the God-honoring beauty of what you are doing. On the hard days when nothing you do seems right and you spend most of your time dealing with conflict and rebellion, you must remind yourself, What I am doing right now, although hard, is close to God's heart. And, What I am doing is exactly what God has called his children to do."

Paul David Tripp (adoptive father)
Helping Your Adopted Child
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