There is a common saying that “experience is the best teacher,” It sounds good and is easy to remember but it does not tell the whole story. We have all made the same mistake multiple times. We see others fall into the same trap over and over again. Why do we not always learn from experience? Because experience alone hasn’t taught anyone, anything.
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What an unexpected surprise my wife, Teri, and I will celebrate today! Seven years into our marriage, we were heart-broken to learn we were unable to physically give birth. Later that year our hearts rejoiced as God brought our miracle son into our life through the amazing gift of adoption. No child is “given up” for adoption, they are “loved into” adoption. The first time I held my son, at 26 hours old, I knew he was created by God to be my son.
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For those of you struggling with loss and grief my heart goes out to you. I pray God will provide you strength and creativity to expand the legacy of the one you grieve..
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My great-grandfather Abe Abdo came to the United States from Lebanon in 1906. His wife was pregnant with their first child, Sadie, who later became my grandmother. He homesteaded land in Williams County in northwest North Dakota outside of Williston.
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