Change Focus

This last month I keep having to remind myself that we are not the typical family. God has us on this road for a purpose and for His will. My husband and I are 30 and we have 3 kids. We don't own a home, we still use furniture from college dorm days and our newest vehicle is 12 years old. Our families live far away. The friends we make come and go each year. ALL thanks to this crazy life in medicine. Some days I get self absorbed and I wish we had stuff. But it's just stuff. The month of November is adoption awareness month. There are roughly 153 million orphans in the world today. I get overwhelmed thinking about that number. What I know is that I can help one orphan. What can you do for one orphan? Some places that are doing amazing things for orphans are Holt International, Show Hope, and New Day Foster Home. There are many ways you can donate to help care for orphans through these places. Another way to help is to support a family who is in the process of adopting a child. Whatever it is, I want to encourage you to find ONE way you can help ONE orphan this month. If you are starting early holiday shopping consider buying gifts from Olivetree Promise where funds raised go to families raising money to bring home their child.