I visited with a friend today who shared a heartwarming story with me. Many years ago, she began caring for her nephew as his parents were no longer capable of doing so. She loved him and raised him as her own. As he grew into young men, he married and started a family of his own, though they always remained in contact. He struggled with various issues and wanting to better himself and his family life, he went to counselling. After a little while, his wife shared with my friend that much of his inner conflict was that he wondered what was wrong with him that no one wanted to be his parent. My friend never realized this deep pain that he had. So, on his birthday she presented him with adult adoption papers and asked if he would like her to be his mother. He broke down in tears and gladly accepted the offer. I remembered seeing a photo of him beaming with joy. From then on, everything started to improve. I thought it was so wonderful that the now grown adult man had the courage and perseverance to seek help to improve his state of mind and the quality of his family life. At the same time, it was so loving of my friend to follow through on her nephew’s deepest desire to help heal his heart.

I Found God today in a loving friend.