Journey Day 178

Do you know what unconditional love looks like? I do. I was shown this type of love through my 6 six year old brother. We adopted our foster baby last Friday, and my little brother kept telling me, "Sarah we have to pay for Ethan, we have to pay for Ethan. I'm going to pay for him!" And I would just smile and say  "Ok Sammy! You can pay for Ethan!" I just thought it was cute that he thought he had to pay for him. So the day of adoption came, and we were all getting in the car to head to the court house and Sammy cried out, "I forgot my money!" So he ran inside to get it, and came out to the car with a little box. We drove to the court house, and managed to get our entire family, plus grandparents and my great aunt, up to the adoption court room. The judge was so kind, and friendly. It was an incredibly special event, made even more special by what my little brother showed me right before the proceedings began. He sat next to me and tapped my shoulder, and said "Sarah I'm going to pay for Ethan! I've been saving all my allowance, and I'm going to pay for him." And at that moment he opened up his small box, and it contained 5s, and 10s, and plenty of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. My six year old brother loved our Ethan SO much that he saved every single cent that got for allowance so that he could make Ethan a part of our family. It got me all choked up, and warmed my heart. My little six year old brother knows what love really is. It's being willing to sacrifice the things that are the hardest to let go of for the person you love. I'm so glad my brother learned this lesson at such a young age! Who would have thought my baby brother could have taught his big sister a lesson? What a blessing he is! I'll never forget that box of money, and my brother's willing and loving heart.

If you look closely you can see the little box in Sammy's hands, which contains the treasure that he was willing to give up for his baby brother : )