Adoption: A Beautiful Reminder

This last week Matt preached about adoption because it was Orphan Sunday (link to the sermon).  With one beautiful niece who was once an orphan, the sermon hit harder than expected.  I don't think that I stopped crying completely at any point in the sermon.  Not only did it challenge me to think about how I could help the orphaned, but reminded me of a beautiful picture that we sometimes forget. If we are in Christ we are all adopted and He has loved us as He loves his own son.

As our family has been waiting for the next baby Lukowitz (Sophia) to arrive from Ethiopia, I have been reminded of this picture.  The beautiful reminder that I did not do anything and God chose me to be his child and he loves me as His child in a perfect way no one else ever could.  Like my sister-in-law is doing now, he has prepared a place for me (in heaven) where I can be with Him someday.  Adoption is a beautiful reminder and I am so happy that God has placed Annie and soon Sophia who will be a daily reminder of how much He loves us and that He adopted us into his family.  We can't wait to move back to Chippewa so that we can see it and be blessed by it all the time. We are so blessed to have this beautiful reminder.