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Adopting Jobs

I was sad to hear about the passing of Apple Founder and president, Steve Jobs. I always had such great admiration for the creative genius. One of my friends and mentors had an Apple poster in his office with a picture of Buzz Aldrin on the moon with a simple phrase on it: "Think Different." I was impacted by this simple little slogan/ marketing campaign that Apple started years ago and am thankful that there are those in this world that Think different.

I had never heard the story about how this man who changed the world was adopted at birth. His mom was a college student who decided that she couldn't care for her baby and that it needed to go to a couple who were college grads with bright futures. Well- things didn't go according to her plans and baby Steve ended up in the arms of a young couple who were simply wanting a baby. You can read about it from Steve Jobs' perspective here- A Story of Life. His parents were not the most impressive people by the world's standards. His dad never graduated high school and his mom never graduated college.

But one thing they did well: Think Different.

It's amazing to think about how this young college student's decision to think differently and not abort her baby has changed the global landscape. Here's a snippet from the article:

"As you plunk away on your iPhone, iPad or MacBook, probably even to tweet about Jobs’ death, remember that the choices we make for LIFE may really change the world. 56 years ago it was Steve Jobs; 56 years from now, it may be the man or women who cures the cancer that took Jobs in the end."

I am so glad that someone decided to Think different and not abort her baby. And I'm so glad that a young couple decided to Think different and adopt a little boy- Steve Jobs.

And I'm so glad that God Thinks different than us and has acted differently on my behalf as well.
"In love God predestined us to be adopted as sons through Jesus Christ..." Ephesians 1:5