“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” – Matthew 6:28-29.

This has been a challenging week for us … the week before we leave. We have faced many challenges. Some of those are personal. Some of them are related to the adoption. We began the week with a phone call telling us that our VISAS for China had been rejected! Do they not know we are leaving next Tuesday? For those of you who have adopted before, I am sure you will agree that things never seem to go well the week before you leave. I believe that it is Satan trying one last time to keep those girls from leaving a Godless country. But we have prevailed throughout this week, VISA’s should be completed tomorrow, and while there have been times of feeling a little overwhelmed, overall our joy has remained intact.

And that brings me to the title of this post. “It is in the little things…” God does delight in us and at times shows us that through little touches. We have had some very big blessings in the past several weeks, some from complete strangers. But this week it was the little things. We had decided to forego the hotel breakfast in the last city because it just seemed like too much money for the number of people we will have with us. We are not huge breakfast people, but at the same time breakfast for us on these trips has always been a relaxing time and an opportunity to bond with the girls. Tonight, someone donated specifically to pay for breakfast that last week so we could enjoy it and not worry about it.

I had another friend who had asked about clothes for the girls. I told her to wait until we returned, but as Kelly and I talked tonight we realized that the girls could really use some hooded sweatshirts when we return to chilly Ohio. One text later and they are on their way.

God does care about us and wants to let us know that. All He asks is that we surrender to him and keep our joy! That isn’t always easy, but there are always rewards.

Time is compressing now as we move even closer. Continue to pray for our family, both those going to China and those staying here. We look very forward to spending Thanksgiving together as a complete family…

Cameron