My husband and I walked hand in hand with our son to Children’s Church. “Is this church the one,” I thought. “We’ve been coming here for six weeks, and it works for J and I, but does it work for our son? Will they love him and his differences?” My son smiles. I open the door. A child sees him and runs towards him, yelling his name. He hugs my son. The teacher calls for the boys inside. My husband and I look at each other and instantly breathe a sigh of relief. Finally, a church for ALL of us.
Deirdre Parker is a teacher from Maryland. She is a proud wife and mother of a sweet boy through adoption. Find Deirdre at deirdreparkeryoung.medium.com and adopting.org/author/dparker/ and on Twitter @singsongmd and Instagram @deirdreyoung77.