I know...I say it often, God is big.
But I don't say it with a simple or repetitive blah "God is big" attitude or use it as just something to say.
I say it with awe and wonder and in true humility of how BIG He really is.
Awe of how every small detail is covered by Him.
So what's God been up to lately? He's brought some new friends into my world. New, breath-of-fresh-air, excited about the Lord friends who have quickly become like more than sisters to me than just sisters-in-Christ to me. Friends that you would never believe how much we have in common...from our past to our present. Friends with kids the same age and with similar marital situations/correlations, common regrets/common concerns common yahoo's happening and both looking to our Lord in thanksgiving for this new friendship circle to form a safe haven and small group sisterhood with each other.
There are few people I have shared this website with. Only when I feel that God is laying it on my heart to share it, do I. Some of my closest friends and family have no idea it exists and then some people I have had only one encounter with ~ I somehow share the testimony and the story of this foster parenting journey with and with that, this site. It's hard to explain, but it's like there is a green light in my heart from God when that happens.
Well, God has sent me two new friends that I immediately felt led to share this story and site with.
It was a start to opening my heart to them in a very raw, deeply emotional way.
With one of the deepest most emotional walks I have ever taken with Jesus.
and He has blessed that.
We have bonded so quickly and deeply sharing things with each other that in no other way than through the goodness of God can it be explained.
Then we started this walking thing. They both expressed interest in getting deeper with God, so I suggested we start walking at least 3 times a week together to get our bodies and hearts (physical and spiritual) in shape at the same time. So now we walk and talk about Him, life, struggles, celebrations and it is good. I call it our "walking with the Lord group". ; )
And now...I see, just why God is doing this. Because He loves me. Because He knows I have lost other friends because of this walk and now He is replacing them with new friends....because of this walk. ; )
Also, no small coincidence...Joey is about to start His shift work at the Sheriff Depart. The end of July he will start working 2 weeks days 2 weeks nights....I will have new sisters strong in Christ standing by me, who both live within 2 miles from me (God's awesome huh?) That want to come over and hang out and work out with me AND MOST IMPORTANTLY who want to worship, praise and walk with the Lord.
God's placed Christian friends close by for when Joey's gone. ; ) for love, encouragement, support
and at a time when we will most likely be placed with a foster child soon.
His ways are not our ways. They are so much better. I couldn't have seen this or known it may be something I even needed.
but He did.
He takes care of every little detail once we choose to seek Him and His will for our lives.
Love that man....and His ways.
And my new girlfriends.
Update: (well not really but...paperwork is off to the state...just a waiting game now, but OH the yard sale racking up I have been doing for boys/girls/older/younger) it was such a blessing sitting in the floor with Kaylin folding clean clothes to go into a closet to wait. She was excited with me about my finds and how real it makes it to be folding clothes of a child that will come with little if any of their own.
I go into that empty bedroom often and just fall to the floor and pray. I used to pray in the car for them, but now that the room is there filled with little beds, I love being in there. Just praying. Prayers covering a child I don't even know yet. Prayers from a foster-mom's heart that already loves this child, wherever they are and whatever they are living in.
And He is big. He is so big....He hears them. Whispered prayers for an unknown child ~ to a big God...He knows their name.
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