My pal

I have a hero. I love my friends so dearly that most often I refer to them as family. I have a friend whom I have known for about fourteen years. She is an incredible person with a larger than life heart. I have never met anybody who gives of themselves as easily as my friend Natalie. Natalie was raised in a home with children who needed love. Her parents were foster parents for years and eventually adopted three of the children that came to them through the program. For years I watched Natalie take hurting women into her home and love on them regardless of what issues they had. Natalie is an animal lover. I have seen her take in just about every single stray pet that has come across her path. That is saying a lot, in fact, it is sort of a running joke that the animals know to come to her. When Natalie chose to adopt internationally it was absolutey no surprise to me. I knew that her heart was big enough as her family continued to grow with each commitment of adoption that she made. When the state of Florida asked if she would be interested in adopting two more children after she had already committed to ten, I knew what her answer would be: Absolutely! I am proud to call her my friend. She is steady, kind, and full of compassion. She has fought this battle for justice along side me. I am thankful to God that if there were anybody that I would walk through this season with He chose her. She is a hero, a real, true-blue hero.