Steven Curtis Chapman Honors Daughter at the Doves

This story is a great reminder to keep praying for Steven and Mary Beth as they grapple with their unthinkable loss. It also reminds me that I have my own "Cinderella" upstairs, adopted from Korea and a Maria look-alike, to hold close. The Chapmans are warriors of the faith, and my heroes.

I would just like to say to the Chapman Family I'm very sorry for your loss. I know that Will has a lot of rcovering to do inside his heart. I think that the adoption of a child from any country is a blessing because we all need help! I had my first son when I was 30 and almost died from postpardium cardiomothopy, I had a previous heart condition and knew I was taking a huge risk on my own life but I was going to give up my life for him if it need be. Thats what we do.. we sacrafice for chirldren and God loves everyone no matter what color race or country we are from. I belive in adoption and I belive it dosen't matter where your from... what matters is you have a heart to give a child a chance at life no matter what. I feel so bad about the loss of their child but God has a plan for us all and atleast she was blessed to have a loveing family until it was her time to go..

My family also adopted from another country. I think that the music Steven writes is the work of God. I know that a few of his songs have helped me and my parents a lot when things got tough for us. God bless

First of all, my heart goes out to the Chapman family...especially Will. My heart just breaks for him. Secondly, regarding the adoption issue. Many of you on this thread who are crucifying them for adopting out of the country it seems are Christians. But it appears that you are taking God completely out of the equation. You act as if they have just gone out on their own with no regard to God. God moves each of us to adopt a child for a specific purpose for their life and ours. We adopted out of the foster care system. We have friends who have adopted from China. God was in complete control of these adoptions and He directed our paths. Remember "God loves the little children ALL the children of the world, red & yellow, black & white, they are precious in his sight." Not just the ones in the US...ALL of them!

The father's healing process? Geez, can you imagine how his son is doing? Must be devastating for the boy..

I would love to adopt. My husband and I went through years of infertility and we were blessed with a daughter who is now 11. We fought for 4 more years with infertility treatments till the insurance stopped covering it. We would love to adopt a hispanic child. As my husband is hispanic and our daughter is 1/2 his heritage and half of my anglo heritage. There is so much read tape to adopt in the hispanic countries. I have reached out for help to guide us but we just never seem to get the right answers.

God Bless the Chapman's. I remember that day last year. It was so heart wrenching.

Please let us all not judge those who suggested adoption here in the states. It is one of those situations either you know how it works or not and I am sure they were not meaning to say another child out of the states wasn't just as worthy as one in the states.

I am a longtime fan of Steven Curtis Chapman and his music. It was devastating to hear of this tragic loss but what an inspiring story and testimony of God's healing and ability to use something so horrible to bring Him glory. The one thing I want to point out is that there are thousands of children aborted everyday and they never had the chance to receive the love or life Maria did. I pray that people would recognize the greater tragedy is that abortions occur knowingly and not as an accident in this case.

As Christians we are instructed to love one another and comfort one another until the Lord returns. I have to assume that you have never experienced anything tragic as losing a child, but I can promise you the uplifting and love from fellow Christians has gotten me through some pretty desperate times. Thankfully, not the death of a child, but during other very painful experiences I actually felt their prayers lifting my spirits. It just so happens that Steven has been in our lives for a long time and giving us inspiration to help us in our day-to-day issues, and we are simply sharing our love and prayers for him.

I have cousins who adopted a child who the mother claimed she did not know who the birth father was. A little over a year later, the birth father surfaced and our courts gave him consideration. My cousins went through two agonizing years of hell wondering if they would keep the child they loved and cared for as their own. Luckily for them, they did but there have been many news stories of others who did not. Adopting a child from a foreign country spares you from this kind of pain. Our country does not place our children and their needs on top of anything!

As a Christian, I have to say I am mystified at this whole situation. it seems to be alot of drama and crying and just over the top emotionalism. We are to live for the Lord and die for the Lord, that might help him get out of bed for crying out loud. This wasnt even his own biological child and he still is going on and on. Showbiz I guess.