Regular listeners of National Public Radio (NPR) recognize Scott Simon as the voice of NPR’s “Weekend Edition,” but he’s much more than that. Among other things, he’s an adoptive father who shares his experience in the book Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other.
Simon describes himself as skeptical of transcendence but as taking part in a miracle. "My wife and I," he says, "knew that Elise and Lina were our babies from the moment we received their postage-stamp portraits. Logically, I know that’s not possible. But I also know that’s how my heart, mind and body… reacted to their picture." [Source: Pasadena (CA) Star-News]
Simon also defends international adoptions, which some criticize as robbing children of their cultural identity. While culture and history are important, they are nothing – says Simon – compared to the overwhelming needs of children who will live and die in orphanages unless someone agrees to bring them home.
Posted By: Stefanie Hamilton
