It Doesn't Make Sense

As we continue to take baby steps in this process, there is one thing that is becoming very clear to me - none of this makes any sense.
As we filled out the questions on the adoption application, one question stood out among the rest:  Why do you want to adopt from China?
It seems like this should be easy enough to answer if I am applying to adopt from China.  There must be some tangible reason, right?  There must be some logical, sane, measureable reason to spend so much time, money and effort to bring a stranger into my home, right??
But there isn't.  There is no logical reason to walk this path.  There is no logical reason to put my family through this stress.  Because love doesn't make sense.  And the ways of our God don't always make sense.  We are called to love our enemies, forgive those who hurt us, and defend the defenseless.  There is no personal gain in any of this - except that it brings us closer to the heart of the Father.
Our Father loves us with a love that was so deep that He reached out and adopted us, even when we stood against Him.  He sets the example of unexplainable, undefinable love.  He sets the example for adoption and shows us time and again how He makes beauty from the ashes.
This path might not make sense, and sometimes it may look dark and overwhelming, but we will walk it in faith!