Lifted Out Of The Water

I once heard that "if you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans." Looking back on the last 10 years of my life, it is so evident that my plans are not always THE plan. Justin and I are "planners" by nature and thought we had this whole family thing planned out when we dove head first into parenthood. We would conceived one child, then in a few years our adoption would progress and we would bring home a healthy infant girl from India. Then done; family complete. Well, needless to say, God had other plans for us. Within a year we added twin biological daughters and a 5 year old son to our family! We like to tell people that we ordered the "Family Starter Pack".  Our family looks nothing like we originally planned, which we are forever grateful for.  We are more aware of God's beautiful plan for our lives than ever before! As we wait...and wait...and wait for our son's passport and travel dates, it is becoming increasingly easier to doubt G...

Lately I have been captivated by the stories of Spiderman and Superman. Did you know that they were adopted?! I love it! These strong, powerful, heroic characters were once orphaned and alone due to tragic circumstances. I love how they demonstrate resiliency by overcoming obstacles and how the story line normalizes families built through adoptions. Although the Superman and Spiderman stories have won a place in my heart, there is one adoption story that is my favorite: JESUS. Over the last few years my eyes have been opened to the significance and importance of adoption in the Bible and how it is woven into it in so many ways. I love how the following article explains this: http://showhope.org/adopted-or-biological-they-are-your-own-kids/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=26228700&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_QrjE9AC-h1iYpKO3k-2AJH_gMoB2ytIDLXdwyP0ydrmBwdTADJ7MViyezDYZHkwlSSyA32kd65P7znB-b5QMNRrcwRA&_hsmi=26228700 Here is our OWN Superman aka SuperSam (nickname c...