A Little Taste of Heaven

Once in a great while there comes a moment where a small taste of heaven's perfection is given into this imperfect life. A moment sacred and set-apart that almost causes time to stand still and joy to be experienced fully; a short time blessed by God's presence and filled with His mysterious love - a holy moment. For me, such a moment was experienced at Emily's adoption party.

In our lives as a family, we place great value on relationships experienced in simplicity and intimacy. In order to really get to know people, we spend time with individuals and families and try to keep our doors open and our house available for those relationships. When there was opportunity to celebrate a great event such as the adoption of Emily, we jumped on the chance to gather with all those close relationships in one place knowing that Emily's life has been touched by those individuals and families. As a family, we were overwhelmed by the amount of love and lives present at Emily's dedication. And as for me, it was one of the holiest moments of my life. I praise God for each person's (whether present or not) love and prayers throughout the whole foster and adoption process. They are our community and I hope God will continue to connect us together by His design for more sacred and holy times this side of heaven!