The longest journey begins with the first step

I will never forget the day we decided to begin this long, life changing journey. We were at the beach in Destin having dinner at our favorite restaurant, Louisiana Langiappe. I had already decided that I wanted to adopt this beautiful baby girl from China. Jonathan was not quite sure yet and had been praying about the adoption on our vacation. That night at dinner I was praying to God and all of a sudden I prayed, "Lord, I just want to GO FOR IT!" and at the same time Jonathan said out loud, "Let's GO FOR IT!" I had been praying that the Lord would lead Jonathan and I to at least agree on a decision. What an answer to prayer and the one I had prayed for most!!! Since we made that decision, it has been a pleasure to watch the Lord work in our lives and the life of our extended family. We have been blessed to share this story with so many people and it has been a natural lead into sharing our faith. The most common response we get is that people think that we are very good people, usually better than themselves and even heroes. This could not be further from the truth. The truth is very simple. We are sinners saved by grace! God sent His son Jesus to die for our sins and He loves us unconditionally. God sent His son from the spiritual world into the physical world to live a sinless life and die on the cross because He loved us so much. He literally took the form of His creation to save His creation. Through this act, we and all who believe in Christ as their Lord and Savior have enternal life!!! As we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior, we are adopted into God's family. As we came to an agreement about adoption, it became very clear that our decision to adopt our little china doll, Anna Brooke, was a very simple and natural decision. God loves us so much that He sent His son so far to adopt us and save us. He was only calling Kimberly and I to fly a few miles to adopt and love another one of His children. We have been truly blessed by this process at this point. We have met countless numbers of people who have or are adopting. It has been nothing less of a breathtaking adventure to step out in faith and trust God to hold our hands and walk with us through this journey. To God be the glory forever!!!