when love takes you in
While looking for a particular song (another by Steven Curtis Chapman), I found this long-ago favorite. This song so perfectly sums up the heart behind adoption.
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Friday, May 23, 2008
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- Shannon Woodward
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I am a Calvary Chapel pastor's wife, editor, speaker, and the author or co-writer of nine books, including
A Whisper in Winter: Stories of Hearing God's Voice in Every Season of Life (New Hope Publ.) and Inconceivable: Finding Peace in the Midst of Infertility (Cook Communications).
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2 Comment:
I still remember the exact moment I first saw this video. It was at a SCC concert; he played this song (and the video) right before intermission.
I believe the lights came up on a roomful of bawling people. I don't think anyone moved for 5 minutes unless they were begging a tissue from their neighbor.
I think his (and Mary Beth's) sweet hearts make this week's tragedy all the more hard to take.
Thanks for sharing that.... what a beautiful song, it touched my heart and brought tears to my eyes..
We are considering adoption after years of infertility and after listening to those words my husband and I were really moved
xxx
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