What is the risk of loving???

This week the movie, “Like Dandelion Dust” came out in selected theaters. The movie is based on a novel by Karen Kingsbury, a well know writer of inspirational fiction.

Until last night, I had only heard just a few little snippets about the movie mentioned on K-LOVE radio. I missed the interview with the author and lead actress that was aired earlier in the week, so all I had to go on was the positive comments mentioned by the DJ’s on the radio. Several times I heard them mention is and make kind of a big deal about how great this movie is. Well, since the movie contains an adoption theme, naturally I was very interested. Last night I had a few minutes to kill so I checked out the movie trailer.

Man was I ever shocked! My very first thought was, “Great…this is all the adoption community needs is to see another portrayal of an adoption situation gone bad! This will only reinforce fears that so many people have about adoption…the fear that the biological family can come back into the child’s life and try to regain custody. Are you kidding me!?”

Then I read some reviews of the movie and I also listened to the K-LOVE podcast interview with Karen Kingsbury. While I am still not too sure what to think of the movie, (and I really cannot make any judgment anyway since I have not seen it) it was encouraging to hear the authors heart and thought process for writing the book that is now a movie. She is an adoptive parent herself of several children from Haiti. The one thing that I took away from the interview was her comment that when we choose to love, there is always a risk involved. There is always a risk, no matter what type of relationship…whether it is a parent-child relationship, romantic relationship, adoption related relationship, whatever…we are never guaranteed anything…there is always a risk that something bad might happen and we will be left heart-broken and grieving. From this vantage point, the author’s hope is that viewers will come away from this movie with a deeper appreciation of their personal relationships and make the most of the time that is given to them.

• What do you think?  
• Have you seen the movie? Please share your thoughts and feelings about it.
• If you have not seen the movie, do you think that you will try to see it? Why or Why not? 
• Do you think the saying, “It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all” is true? 
• Do you think people should avoid painful or potentially painful situations, or learn to embrace them? 

Make the most of every moment with the people you love,
Cherri