Just wanted to share a God thought with you...mainly because they don't happen as often as I would like them to!! After obviously watching too much Fox News I started to feel a lot of doom and gloom about where our country is going and what it is going to mean for Christians. I felt an urgency to teach my children that life isn't fair and as Christians we aren't going to be treated fairly. Our rights and freedoms may be taken away. Although being a good thing to teach, God gave me a different perspective one day. As I was driving, I was listening to Mercy Me...I think the song is called God with Us. The lyrics "We are free... in ways that we never should be...." hit me! Even though in the future my rights and freedoms may be taken away as a Christian (freedom on the airways and in what can be said at church, even having home based bible study). I am free in ways that I should never be in Christ. I am free from guilt of sin, free from eternal death and so much more. So, instead of teaching my children that life isn't fair, I want to teach my children to be
thankful that life isn't fair. Fair would mean a life separated from God. I would think it would be enough for us to barely get into heaven but God doesn't stop there! Rom 8:17 says we are co-heirs with Christ. That definitely isn't fair!! I still can't wrap my brain around that one!
Nana loves her grandbabies!! Nana and Papa came on June 24th and stayed with us almost a week! What a huge blessing! We had Nana's great cooking. CZ especially loved the infamous fried chicken meal! It was so great having extra hands to help with the boy's as we were getting adjusted to a new little one!
Nana holding baby Z for the first time.
Proud Papa! We are so thankful for Papa and his love for his grandchildren. In June, Papa prayed and fasted all day for baby Z- just as he has done with all of his grandchildren. What a wonderful legacy to leave! He keeps record of the prayers and it is treasured in the baby's book. We believe in the power of prayer and know eternity is impacted because of the sacrificial prayers Papa prayed. We look forward to re-reading the journal when the children are all grown and seeing how God faithfully answered his prayers!
The boy's love their Papa! He is famous for his Rascal Rabbit and Wiley Wolf stories that get more and more animated as the story unfolds. I wish I would have taped them all these years because a story will never be told the same way twice!
