Tears of Adoption

I was listening to a song tonight called, "All I Really Want For Christmas" by Steven Curtis Chapman. It's sung from the perspective of an adopted child crying out in hope of having a family. I have listened to the song many times but tonight it brought me to tears as I listened,

All I really want for Christmas is for someone to tuck me in,
Tell me I'll never be alone, someone whose love will never end...

As tears came to my eyes I thought about what a joy it would be to adopt to a child and raise him or her. I thought about how it's a lot of work to adopt a child but that seems like such a dumb excuse in light of that child's need! I know some day I want to adopt a child.
I think what really gets me about this song every time I hear it is that I feel like the words of the song are the words of my own heart. My heart wants to have someone tell me that I'll never be alone and for that someone to have love that never ends. And I know that someone is my Father in heaven. Except he's not just in heaven anymore! Haha, he shone into the world through Jesus and now He stays with, even inside us through His Spirit. I love my Father so much and I know in my heart that I will NEVER be alone and His love will NEVER end! Haha, that makes me laugh through my tears. God has been softening my heart lately and calming my soul, giving me dreams and passions to give my life away for Him. He has been making my heart more like a child, quick to trust, quick to hope, quick to believe, and quick to rest in His presence. I am so thankful for Him!

I'll set my gaze on God alone
And trust in Him completely
With every day pour out my soul
And He will prove His mercy
Though life is but a fleeting breath
A sigh to brief to measure
My King has crushed the curse of death
And I am His forever.
-from Stuart Townend, "My Soul Finds Rest (Psalm 62)"