Cost is not the issue

Numerous people have asked us (and some continue to ask us everytime we meet) about the cost of adoption. They are continually amazed at the amount of money it take to adopt and most admitt that they have never spent that amount on one single thing. Even when I've discussed the breakdown of payments for the adoption people continue to say they have not spent that much in their life. Amounts as low as $5,000. My response is usually, really? You've never bought a car or a house? You've never paid for a surgery or hospital stay? If by some chance (and there have been a few) I've asked if they have children. If the answer is yes then I ask them if they would hesitate to spend any amount of money to bring their child home...to keep their child safe. If you think about it parents will not hesitate to do what is right for their children. Two of ours just happen to live in Ethiopia at the moment and we would like to bring them home...the cost is just a small thing to us to love our children!