Love Along The Way

There's a commercial on TV that really gets to me.

It's about adoption.

A Mom is looking her son right in the eye and telling him that when he came into her life he changed it forever. She tells him she is so proud to call him "Son."

He gives her an emotional hug.

That's it. That's what it is all about. Every kid needs love. And when they come from a place where there was none to a place where there is - it's like receiving the most holy of sacraments.

Every child needs love to have even the tiniest chance of growing up unbroken.

Of course, most adults who were loved all along the way wind up broken anyway. That's just the nature of the game. No guardrails, no soft landings.

Love equals hope. 

I suspect adopted children appreciate the concept more than most.