investments ...

One question we have gotten over and over when we have told people we are going to adopt is, 'Do you know how expensive that is? Do you know how much money that cost?'

Yes, we do know. Of course we do. But, here is what we believe and are understanding more and more as we continue to walk out this process ...

Wealth is not, should not be defined by what you have, but rather by what you give. When our standard for life consists in comparisons with other people, we will live completely unsatisfied, selfish lives chasing things that will never fill us.

One thing God has been giving us revelation on and opening our eyes/minds to during this whole adoption process, is the subject of investments. Where are we investing our time and our money? What are we giving ourselves to and for? What are we investing in? What are we doing with what we have been given?

There is no greater investment than in another human being. Its an investment that lives for eternity. So, yes, we do know how much adoption costs, and yes, it is a huge financial sacrifice. But giving sacrificially for another person is an investment that lives forever ... it is an investment that has an eternal return. And no, I do not think adoption is not for everyone, but what I do know is that we are all called to give our lives to something greater than ourselves and I also know that we will never feel rich if we think of wealth in terms of money. Our investments (time and money), reveal our heart ... because where our treasure is, there our heart will be also.