Serendipity

The other day I had a totally new experience.  I was at a mission meeting with my parents.  It was a long day of taking care of many details of mission business.  At lunch all the kids were with parents.  There were so many of them.  I enjoyed seeing them play and sing and cry.  It made our mission seem more like a family in some way.  I was twirling around a bit in my joy, and then there he was.  A one year old was looking at me.  He was standing close looking up at me.  The next second he had his small arms wrapped around my legs, hugging me in joy.  I was delightfully surprised at this development.  I could do nothing but reach down and hug him and give him love and thanks for his bravery to approach me.  Kids are often afraid of me because I am different.  Not so my dear, new friend.  We had a good hug and shared love.  This is so special to me because I have been praying for this boy every day.  Why, you ask?  Well, you see he, too, is adopted.  Today I am thanking God for this encouragement that He arranged to encourage me to keep praying daily for him.  My prayer is that he will always be sensitive to the prompting of God and be obedient to that prompting.  May I, too, be obedient to those promptings, for they can bring encouragement!