Charlize Theron has reportedly adopted a second child.
The 39-year-old actress has gained custody of a girl named August who is “an African-American girl” who was “born in the United States” according to website TMZ.
She took custody of the tot last month following a six-month adoption process, specifically requesting a girl after adopting her son Jackson in 2012.
Charlize – who will celebrate her 40th birthday this week – currently lives in Los Angeles with her three-year-old son.
Back in May, the blonde beauty admitted she was “open” to having more children, but gave no hints she was planning on adopting again.
Adoption is, for some, a calling to multiply their impact as parents by expanding their family with children who are not their own, biologically. Adoption is spoken of favorably throughout Scripture.
In the book of Esther, a beautiful girl named Esther, who was adopted by her cousin after her parents’ death, became a queen, and God used her to bring deliverance to the Jewish people. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ was conceived through the Holy Spirit instead of through the seed of a man (Matthew 1:18). He was “adopted” and raised by His mother’s husband, Joseph, who took Jesus as his own child.
Both those who adopt and those who are adopted are receiving a tremendous blessing, a privilege exemplified by our adoption into God’s family.
This is a big step for any parent and for the child. Most couples pray about it before deciding what to do next.
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