A Letter to a Friend on Christmas Day

We were able to have Adam here for a week over the Christmas holidays. While having him here is a dream come true it is by far the most difficult week of my life. I am really not sure that God knew what he was doing when he asked us to adopt him. I often wonder if I am strong enough. I guess that is the point right? I am not strong enough and I do not have to be strong enough because God is.
So far our home has not been filled with joyful sounds this Christmas but rather it has been filled with incessant crying. Adam cries so much and when he is not crying then Owen is crying (he is teething and he has a cold). Adam is very jealous of Owen and Owen is very jealous of Adam so this also elicits tears from both sweet little boys. Adam is making a very bad impression on my kids with his constant tears. This hurts me because I want everyone to love him and I want them to want to help him. Two nights in a row he cried LOUDLY for three hours straight. At this point I think my kids are not feeling much empathy for him BUT they do feel bad for me. They are helpful because they love me and they see how emotional I am because of him.
In conclusion, I appreciate your prayers. They are needed more than you can imagine.