E is for Empathy

Having deep, compassionate empathy for others allows us to move through challenges and frustrations with understanding and grace.

Adoption is hard. The relationships can be frustrating, the process can be unrelenting, the rejection of being told “no” or “not yet” can make you wonder if it’s worth it.

But when you face it with empathy - for the mother making a choice for her child, the family with challenges they cannot overcome, the child who had no choice in the matter - your heart begins to soften to just how big the picture is.