Emerson love, love, LOVES going to the hospital to see her baby brother. A quick clip of our visit this morning. Be warned, I had to abruptly stop the camera due to some upchuck action. I thought about not uploading it, but let's face it, puke out the nose is a Malachi reality.
Your calling and mine is still to testify by our lives and by our witness to the gospel of the grace of God.
God put you here for a purpose... to make a big deal about God, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
Nothing in life works out the way we had hoped, but here’s the point: God’s kingdom and God’s purposes are often furthered by His children (that’s us) being willing to accept the imprisonment and afflictions—hardships—if necessary and to glorify Him in and through those circumstances.
So when it’s hard and you respond to it with the grace of God, with joy, with strength and dignity as a woman of God, you are giving the world a right opinion of God. You’re drawing them to the gospel.
Tonight, I got a good idea of what that looks like. I pray that, one day, this would be said of me. A life lived as a testimony of God's grace, a witness to His saving gospel. That I would make a big deal about God. That I would accept the hardships that life with Malachi are sure to bring. That I would be considered a strong, joyful, dignified woman of God. Most importanly, that I would draw people to Christ, my Savior.
i admire your strength through all of this i posted a hole lot of sutff to ur fb page loads of love ellen
ReplyDeletestill here and holding you close
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victoria
My middle child was the same age as Emerson when Eva was born so I understand how hard it can be. Hope she slept well after that, and I love the video of her holding his hand, even if her did throw up. Thats part of their lives.
ReplyDeleteI also love the video below of you with Chi, very cute. I hope and pray he is home with you soon.