Adoption-is so similar to...

Tonight I was reading aloud to my children (and my Knight)

from our favorite Bible storybook, 

The Jesus Storybook Bible 

(Every story whispers His name!)

WE LOVE this book...get one fast if you don't have one.  My girlfriend Sherry found it first, she read it to me at my women's Bible study...and my friend Dzintra ran right out to make sure my children had it too.

(how blessed am I, right?)

Anyway I digress...

I was reading the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000.  As I got to the part where the boy offers his lunch basket to Jesus (2 fish and 5 loaves), I see Princess Sweetness, our Ethiopian daughter, tapping her heart, ever so gently.  Now you may NOT know what this means, but everyone who knows me knows that this is the secret sign language for...

*Mama is going to cry, watch out!*

Before I actually saw her pounding  tapping her breast, I heard Jesus speak to my heart.  

Do you want to know what He said to me, right in the middle of this story I had heard many many times before?

Of course you do, so I will gladly tell you...

He said, "Kimmie put your $4 into the adoption pot and see what I will do."  

(literally I think I have $4 to my wallet currently).

I look up past my moment with Jesus and I seem beautiful new daughter. 

I hear my Knight saying, "Yup, my Ethiopian Beauty you are right!"  

I tell them that this story reminds me of adoption (to which all of my friends would be SCREAMING, "Kimmie what doesn't remind you of adoption??") 

It is like when we step up in faith to another adoption.  We never have all the money.  Sometimes we have more to give, sometimes we have what seems like nothing. 

My Knight added that he just had to hit our secret stash to get some money for gas.

  Just saying, we don't have anywhere near the needed $29,000 to adopt this time.

So what am I going to do...what any girl who loves God with all of her heart would do.  I am going to give Him what I have and wait to see how He comes to show us

who He is and what He can do. 

  Because you know the money all belongs to Him, just watch and see how He cares for our needs and the needs of the precious child He has destined to place into our family.

Money is needed in most adoption.  Actually it is a sickening kind of amount normally.  Numbers that would make most families say. 'Impossible!"

But we who know Him, know that all things are indeed possible with Him.

"So Jesus,.here is my 4 bucks. 

It is Yours. 

Actually it was Yours before it was mine and You were just letting me hold it.  I release it into Your Hands and ask for You to provide the rest.  I know You will Lord, because You not only love me, but You have a plan in mind. 

You want to rescue another orphan.  You want me to train her up in the way she is to go, to love you, to serve You and to love all those You put into her life. 

Thank you God for letting me give you my $4.  In my heart I confess that it seems to be impossible, after all we have been blessed so many times already by our generous and kind family and friends.  How could we expect them to help us again?  I know you don't always provide in ways we expect either...

But my thoughts are not Your thoughts, 

nor are my ways Your ways.  

Your ways are higher and I can't wait to share

in your adoption miracle right here in my very own life. 

Come Lord Jesus,  won't you come?"