A Life Uncommon: Good Morning!

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Good Morning!

Photograph taken in Russian Orphanage.

My Baby turns 10 years old this week. When I saw her photo for the first time and knew that my dreams were coming true I owed it all to joy. All the months of never being impregnated, 16 years of month after month after month.
Here in my sights were the future of Motherhood. A daughter.
A wonderful, kindhearted , imaginative, playful, beautiful daughter. A little sister (in Christ) in this Epic of life that I would be entrusted to parent and nurture.
Children are a gift from God.
I was not there on the day of her birth.
I will owe a debt of intercession to her birth Mom. On the day of her birth this woman made the greatest sacrifice of her life and entrusted this child to God, to me.
It is the greatest responsibility of my life the greatest charge I will ever be given. I have it twice. Knowing that God is our provision I rest in Him. It is He who will equip me for this calling, As every mother knows how desperately we need Him.

3 comments:

Denise said...: I pray that your daughter has a wonderful birthday.; July 18, 2007 at 10:43 AM
Believer in Balance said...: What an adorable picture! Time flies.; July 18, 2007 at 12:39 PM
Anonymous said...: And what a lovely girl she has become. Your daughter is a delight to have around and my children always enjoy her company.

Michelle; July 18, 2007 at 6:17 PM

By Maya Angelou

'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ
That a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not shouting 'I'm clean living,'
I'm whispering 'I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven.'

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.

When I say.. 'I am a Christian' I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible, but God believes I am worth it.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I still feel the sting of pain...
I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.

When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner Who received God's good grace, somehow!

Words have power. Here are a few of my favorite sayings.

A warm cup of tea is like a cuddle with a friend.
The North American Indians have a more eloquent word for ‘friend’ than we do in English. In their language, the word for friend literally means, “the one who carries my sorrows on his back.”
Return with Honor
The sage anticipates things that are difficult while they are easy, and does things that would become great while they are small. All difficult things in the world are sure to arise from a previous state in which they were easy, and all great things from one in which they were small. Therefore the sage, while he never does what is great, is able on that account to accomplish the greatest things."
"HOME IS WHERE YOUR STORY BEGINS"
“Live so that when your children hear these words they think of you… Fairness Caring Integrity Honesty Love Trust.”
"O Lord help my words to be gracious and tender today, for tomarrow I may have to eat them."
"No man has ever been shot while doing the dishes"