Chasing Mavericks and Adoption: It's not always what you think

    Last night Dustin and I were able to go on a much needed date night.  It's been a while since we went on a date and even longer since we have gone to the movies.  Since I married a surfer and we live in Santa Cruz seeing  Chasing Mavericks in the theaters was a must.  Surfing on the big screen...even I say YES!!!

    Chasing Maverick was everything I thought it would be.  It was full of all the familiar places we know and love since it was filmed her in Santa Cruz.  We had fun looking for our friend who was a surfing stunt double.
Dustin of course noticed him immediately.  But there was something surprising about the story that I didn't expect.  You see it was really a story about adoption.  It was an adoption that took place without anyone realizing it.  Jay needed a father and really a mom too.  And Frosty and his wife adopted him without realizing it.  The movie ends with both of them realizing this.  They loved each other like family even though they weren't blood related even though no court had ever declared it.  Because you see adoption is a matter of the heart not a matter of paper and courts.  When they say an adopted child is born in your heart it is so true.

    Today I am thankful for a wonderful date night that the LORD used to encourage us that adoption is so much more then a paper and that our only job is to love each child that comes into our home.