Three Benefits of God-sized Dreams
This is a guest post by Megan Miller, my oldest daughter. I am really excited about the opportunity to introduce her to you. She is a wife, a mom, and the Director of Communications for New Hope Academy. In addition to her blog, you can follow her on Twitter. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.
When my husband and I first considered adoption, we were confronted with the daunting reality that it would be incredibly expensive. We knew that there was no way we could finance it on our own.
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As we talked about raising the necessary funds, my dream was that a loving family member or friend would lead us to a quiet corner, put his arm around us, and whisper that he wanted to write a check for the entire amount. That was my idea of God showing up for us.
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