Catching the Vision!

It upsets me sometimes how often I am surprised by God...how often I put Him in this little box, and in my mind seriously limit what I believe He can and will do. A voice deep inside me tells me that I should always expect the grand and glorious from God; things that stun and amaze me really shouldn't because that's what God is...stunning and amazing.

This might not seem big to you, but for those of you who have husbands like mine...it's a pretty big thing. Jay is the most wonderful man in the world, mind you, but he's very safe. He's not into risk taking; it's hard for him to take a step without a pretty good idea of where he's going. It took over 10 years of praying and (nagging) to get him to consider the road to adoption. I, on the other hand, don't think much before most things I do. I figure it will all work itself out somehow.

Since the adoption, I realized that I had found my cause. I have begun partnering with Family Services of Metro Orlando to help them promote adoption, mainly with older kids, and also mentor families going through the adoption process.

Yesterday we had lunch with a really special couple we've started getting to know. They have two young boys and are in the process of adopting a 15 year old boy. When they came, they also brought a 17 year-old boy who will age out the system in December. I immediately thought that there was something very special about this kid, but I have a social worker's heart and would bring them all home if I could. Jay spent some time with him talking and throwing the football around in the back yard. When our company left, Jay said to me, "I think I need to get involved in that boy's life." After I got up off of the floor, I told him that I agreed very much.

For so long I have been afraid that I would be pursuing my passion alone, not that Jay didn't care, but that it wasn't his passion too. A speaker at our church yesterday talked about finding your calling, and we talked that maybe this was ours as a couple, giving love and supporting kids around us that didn't have parents to do it for them.

I don't know where this will lead; more adoptions, mentoring, both...who knows? I just know that yesterday I received a very precious gift from my heavenly father and had to write it down to hopefully encourage someone else. God sure doesn't work on my schedule, but He hears our prayers and doesn't forget them and ALWAYS answers them. Sometimes we just need to be reminded...