What does the Tooth Fairy have to do with our adoption? Well, Mr. Working-On-Not-Being-Selfish came to me this morning after discovering $1 under his pillow from the Tooth Fairy and said, "Mama, do you still need money for the adoption?" When I replied, "Yes" he handed me his hard earned Tooth Fairy money and then went to his piggy bank and gave me everything he could (he's saving $3 for Awana). I am not one who cries easily but this brought me to tears this morning. I know that I've already experienced this with my older daughter, but it was different for Mr. Working-On-Not-Being-Selfish. He is selfish about everything...money, food, toys, time...you name it. This was uncharacteristic behavior for him and I cannot discount the depth of the sacrifice for him. Thank you, Lord, for using this adoption journey to mold the hearts of my children along the way.
II Corinthians 5:7 "For we walk by faith, not by sight."
We traveled to a place that is about 14 degrees (on a good day) so that we could pick up our daughter. Were we crazy? Nope--we just have a heart that is open to following wherever God leads us to adopt.
If you've arrived at our blog because you are adopting from Murmansk, Russia and you want to learn more...you can either start at the beginning of our blog or you can work backwards from when we brought Daughter of Purpose home in May of 2008. We're so glad you're on the road to bringing an orphan into your family. It's at the center of God's heart!
Parenting thoughts along our journey:
Here she is!
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1 comment:
How Sweet! Thanks for sharing
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