Friday, July 7, 2006

"When Love Takes You In"

For years the Chapman's had strongly supported friends and organizations who were involved in adoption, but they had no idea how much their role would grow. Their daughter Emily Chapman approached her mom and dad about adopting a new little one into their family. At first, Steven and Mary Beth resisted and felt sure that their "background" role was what God had for them. Emily's prayers, the support of her brothers Caleb and Will, and of course...a God who is always at work! changed all that. The Chapman's now have adopted three little girls from China, Shaohannah Hope, SteveyJoy and Maria Sue. They have become passionate champions for adoption starting a foundation for adoption assistance and advocacy called "Shohannah's Hope", named after the first of their adopted daughters.





"WHEN LOVE TAKES YOU IN"
I know you've heard the stories
But they all sound too good to be true
You've heard about a place called home
But there doesn't seem to be one for you
So one more night you cry yourself to sleep
And drift off to a distant dream
Where love takes you in and everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in
And somewhere while you're sleeping
Someone else is dreaming too
Counting down the days until
They hold you close and say I love you
And like the rain that falls into the sea
In a moment what has been is lost in what will be

When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
And this love will never let you go
There is nothing that could ever cause this love to lose its hold
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in it takes you in for good
When love takes you in

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