A Journey Worth Sharing

I’m so excited to share with you today about a friend who is on a very special journey.

First, let me tell you about my friend Sarah. We go way back. Well, at least to the tenth grade.  What a fireball she was–the new girl on campus that you just couldn’t NOT like. With eyes that flashed, a smile that lit up the room, (nay, the entire building!) and a laugh that was unbelievably contagious, she was this little bundle of energy and excitement. And she loved kids. We all just knew that she would grow up and have 10 of her very own. She knew how to engage children, make them laugh and cuddle them up as if she’d been born a mother. (She was supposed to be my roommate in college, but she had to go and find a man and eventually marry him. That seemed more important to her than being a security blanket for me…selfish, selfish girl. Wait! This isn’t about me, is it?)

I watched her marry the man of her dreams one summer, and soon after, get whisked off with him to seminary. She came back with 3 babies and a heart for people and God–big surprise! They followed His leading and began a work that is now growing and thriving under super leadership.  We’ve kept in touch over these years, and it’s been so fun to see her grow by leaps and bounds, to see her raise children (alongside her man) with the same big hearts, great smiles, and fun personalities.

I’ve also seen her family’s desire to share all that loveliness grow from a tiny spark into this big flame: adoption. And that’s what I want to share with you this week. Not only because I’m just so proud of who my friend has become in Christ, but also because I think it’s important to share how we as individuals and families can spread the bounty with which we all have been blessed. If not by physically going and doing ourselves, then by helping others as they go and do.

Later this week I’ll be posting a two part interview with Sarah, so you can see her heart and not just take my word for it. But you don’t have to wait.  You can follow the progress of the Perry’s adoption on their blog and on Facebook.  Sarah also contributes to the {{real}} women of Crew Community blog.