Angels in our midst

I continue to be in awe of how greatly God works in our lives when we just get out of the way. Things we cannot possibly comprehend, He already has all figured out. In Matthew 10:39 it is said that “whoever loses his life for my sake will find it,” and it is so true. We find our life, our true purpose, only when we completely abandon ourselves to His will. When He called us to adopt, all we knew was that He called us to adopt :) We really didn't know how this was going to work, if we would be approved, how exactly we were going to pay for all of it... etc. etc. etc. But we knew that He made His will very clear, and we had already found our life in giving it to Him. So, we trust, as He tells us over and over again in Scripture. God will provide, Do not worry, If you can care for your children how much better will He care of us.. etc. etc. This last few weeks was really our first opportunity to try to work to raise some extra money for this adoption. Prior to that we were so busy paper chasing and working at getting on the waiting list as fast as possible (our child is waiting for us!!!) that concerns of our own money was kind of a lesser focus. And even in those months God provided in so many unexpected ways. As many of you know we just did our first real fundraiser, a garage sale. And, while of course a garage sale does not a full adoption pay, we were abundantly blessed and have a great start towards our next big adoption bill. But our blessings were not just financial. In fact, for me, the blessing was even more in being able to see that there are literally angels in our midst. We are surrounded by them!! And God has hands and feet, and hearts and mouths speaking His words ALL over the place!! A very wise priest once told me “we are already in heaven, if we only had eyes to see.” And I have found that as we “lose our life for His sake” we start to see the heaven that we are already in. It is amazing to me... I stand in awe, of the truly selfless people that went out of their way to help us with this. Donations came out of the woodwork, people did whatever they could to promote our sale, or help us at the sale, so many people came and many donated just to GIVE, and left with nothing, but a smile on their face. This is so inspiring to me. Thank you all so much for letting Christ shine through you and your generous hearts. Know that you have encouraged us more than you know, and everything you did to help us will be multiplied, because in His hands He can feed 5000 with 2 loafs and 5 fish. And know that when this little child, finally sets his/her feet on American soil in the arms of parents who will love them forever, that you played a part in making that happen. Know that there is a child, that otherwise, might never know what it is like to be read a bedtime story, or have sisters and brother that are truly their own, and a mom and dad, and food and everything they will need to just LIVE, and you played a part in making that happen. And also know that without your selflessness there isn't a guarantee that it would be possible. God provides in many ways, you are one of them. So please do not feel that we are the ones doing this amazing thing. We are all doing what it is God called us to do to care for His children. We are so truly blessed, God bless you all and we are thanking Him for you and praying daily for all of the angels in our midst.