Starfish...

There was a young man walking down a deserted beach just before dawn. In the distance he saw a frail old man. As he approached the old man, he saw him picking up stranded starfish and throwing them back into the sea.
The young man gazed in wonder as the old man again and again threw the small starfish from the sand into the water. He asked, "Old man, why do you spend so much energy doing what seems to be a waste of time?"
The old man explained that the stranded starfish would die if left in the morning sun.
"But there must be thousands of beaches and millions of starfish!" exclaimed the young man. "How can you make any difference?"
The old man looked down at the small starfish in his hand and as he threw it to the safety of the sea, he said, "I make a difference to this one."

This is a common story most everyone knows about. But it makes you think. That is kind of like adoption. Making a difference in someone's life. It's a good thing, adoption. It will be a blessing to many lives when we are holding our baby girl. Seven months waiting now, hopefully not much more to go. Oh and I did talk to our SW about changing to Ethiopia in January if nothing happens before then. "Each man's life touches so many other's" ~It's a Wonderful Life