"We Dopted's"

Today there was a first. Our dog had puppies 7 weeks ago, and the kids have had a great time with them. Today, as one puppy went to their new home, I tried to explain to my little broken hearted girl that the puppy was going to its new home. I said it was gonna get a new bed and a new house and lots and lots of love in it's new home. The tears were still coming, and that is when Ben, came up and said "the puppy was "dopted", wike us Hannah, we dopteds too". I was stunned a little. I have always been the one who brought up adoption to the kids. I read them stories, and talk about how they were adopted and how wonderful and great it is. But this was the first time, one of them brought it up and it was clear Ben was thinking through what happens when you are adopted. The great part about it, was that he had a great big smile on his face when he said "we dopteds too"!! It was not a bad, or scary or unknown thing to him. It was clear he is starting to understand, and at least for now, being a "dopted" is a good thing to him. I will have to get use to this. As they get older and start to connect the dots. I just pray that I am laying the ground work for them to have a positive look at adoption, and what a blessing adoption is for our family. Ben may only be 3 years old, but he showed me that he has been thinking about it and is starting to understand adoption. So ready or not, here we go, and I need to have answers and depend on God to lead me to say the right things.