I'm sitting here in wonder and awe just thinking about our incredible God. I am so overwhelmed by how amazing He is... and my small and insignificant mind can only comprehend such a small amount of how truly incredible He is. There are no words that we could think of that would ever do at justice in explaining or describing who He is.

In the van, driving back to Grandma's house from dinner tonight, I looked into the beautiful eyes of my younger sister Kimmie. We adopted her in 2005 and we have been so blessed to call her our sister ever since! She has cerebral palsy and has captured my heart. As I was gazing into her eyes, I remembered the fact that she was unwanted in Korea. Her mother couldn't (or didn't want to) keep her because of her special needs. the country of South Korea was 2 weeks away from declaring her as unadoptable and almost put her in a long-term institution. No one wanted her because of her special needs. Looking into her eyes, I whispered something to her tonight, "Kimmie, guess what?" "What?" she asked. I answered back, "You are so beautiful and I love you very much." She then looked me into my eyes and whispered, "I love you too," and gave me one of her beautiful miles. With tears filling my eyes, I said, "I am SO glad you are my sister!" I then kissed her little nose.

Unadoptable? This beautiful little girl sitting right in front of me was unwanted? Unloved? That breaks my heart! How could someone ever label her that way? She is my sister and I would give anything up for her.
Then I thought about myself and thought about my situation when I was a little girl. I was unwanted, unloved, forsaken. My biological parents didn't want me. But thankfully, I was saved. I was saved by the most incredible family anyone could ever ask for or imagine. But why would they choose me? What did I ever do to deserve their love? The answer is nothing.

The same thing goes for God. Why would He choose me? Why would He give me this amazing family? Why would He show me this kind of love? I don't understand, but I am thankful. I don't understand why He would give me the privilege of calling Kimmie (or any of my other siblings) my sister (or brother)? I don't understand, but like I said, I am very thankful.

God has blessed me every way imaginable. So how could I not serve Him? How could I not love others the way He loved me? How could I not give Him everything I am because, after all, He's the One who has given it all to me in the first place. I want to live my life, following Him radically every step of the way. I am willing to do anything or go through anything for Him because I know that He is worth it. He is my everything and I can't thank Him enough for who He is.