Some mornings the obligations of the world jump out at you. Cling on. Take old. Long before your first sip of coffee. And this morning was one of those mornings. I hoped for the chance. To squeeze out some “me” time. Wake up slowly. Sip coffee. Something I haven’t enjoyed since, I don’t know when. Grace […]
Does an hour go by. On any given day. That she doesn’t show me her wounds? A cut. A scrape. A tummy ache. Needing me to stop and take some time to. Ask questions? Learn? Listen? Knowing…. The wounds that can’t be seen are those most great of all. The one’s that band-aides will never heal….those […]
Strength. Character. An unshakeable burden for truth. A defender. An anchor. Resilient through and through. A listening ear. A man of few words. An immoveable shoulder that would hold his little girl….when the pain of this life offered no words. But, most of all….with my Dad……I remember how we danced. My tiny feet carefully balanced…..on his […]
That was one thing I said I would never do. Yes, I would stretch myself, open my home, care for the infant like God wanted me to…. But I said it…“I will never have an older foster child.” There can be attachment issues. Past histories of abuse. So much baggage that I questioned His power through […]
Back from China. Here is a writing from day 1 in China. We have seen the children. Here. In an orphanage. …..God’s people. Disabled. Deformed. Blind. The Forgotten Ones…. Cleft lips. Babies left. Ants crawling on…..as they find…..infant left on the ground. Hands tied. To chairs….Potty chairs. Or beds. Or bottles. Babies rocking. Back and forth. […]
Fear not. For I have redeemed you. I have called YOU by name: YOU are Mine. When you pass through the waters…. I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flames scorch you. For […]