Angels on Earth

I had the most amazing God-given, Holy Spirit experience yesterday.

A woman, who found me on Facebook through mutual friends, sends me a message a couple of days ago stating that she wants to buy my book.

She just happened to be down in South Florida this week with her youngest child (adopted from China), so after a few emails back and forth I invited her to come to our home to buy a copy of the book directly from me. At least that way I could save her the shipping, and she had requested a signed copy, so I could do that, too.

She arrives at our front door with her adorable daughter, and I am instantly struck by her beautiful piercing bright blue eyes, and an aura that gave away her generous heart and soul. The two of us connected before our conversation even began. And then, as we shared our journeys, the similarities were astounding:

She is a Catholic woman.
Who has beautiful daughters from China--one of them from Nanchang where Daniel was from.
And she has strong ties to Half The Sky Foundation, which is mentioned in the book.
And she has a son named Daniel.
And another son who lives here in our town.
And two of her children live in Boston, where I am from.
And she, like Jimmy, knew at a very early age that she wanted to adopt from China.
She spoke phrases that are written in my book.
I could go on and on, but I think you get the point. We had so much in common.

But that's not the most amazing part.

Just three days ago, I posted about the possibility of opening our hearts to adopt again and how I need to pray for direction in 2013. Did you read that one?

And then this kind-hearted woman shows up at our door three days later and offers to help fund our adoption should Jimmy and I wish to proceed. And no...she had not read my blog post. This saintly woman divulged that she and her husband feel a strong desire to help couples adopt. That's how they've currently chosen to pay their blessings forward.

Seriously?  I don't know about you, but I was blown away.

This experience just gives me more proof (as if I needed any) that the Holy Spirit is everywhere, and if you open your hearts--and your ears--miracles can happen. God does send angels when you need them. 

My lovely new friend purchased a hardcover copy of my book. And I can hardly wait to hear how Daniel touches her life, because I'm certain he will.

Angels indeed.

To be continued...