I really don't recommend movies. I actually rarely watch movies. When a Netflix movie comes in, I'm usually online while my husband watches it. I just get really mad when I spend two hours watching a movie that ends up being horrible; that movie just made me waste two hours of my LIFE! So, when I recommend a movie, it's a really big deal.
I really like documentaries. They are a better alternative to reality TV. They are raw, and, if done right, provide thought-provoking endings that make you want to make changes and/or get involved. I just saw My Flesh and Blood about a woman, Susan Tom, and her 11 (that's not a typo) adopted children with special needs.
Adopting children, the process and adjustment, is hard enough, but to adopt children that have already been seen as too overwhelming because of their conditions is simply awe-inspiring. Susan takes care of all of her children by herself (she has some assistance from older children), and you see how lonely she is as a single parent. From birthday parties to mouth-dropping disobedience by one of the children and to even a death, you see all of the good and bad moments. By the end, it is so plain to see that love is what binds us to our children, not DNA or having the same last name.
Even though now would not be the best time to adopt (they wouldn't even approve us with such a sudden change in our lives coming up), for so long I have felt strongly about adopting one day, and this enforces that if it does indeed happen I really want us to keep our options open in regard to looking at the children who are so often left behind in foster care because they are not seen as "normal".
God brings so much beauty to what we see as flawed and not worth the work.
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