Well needless to say I need to work on updating more frequently!!! Jeff and I have good intentions of course, but such is life! This posting is going to be what I have been learning personally….
God has been teaching me how to love children!! Children of all ages, races, and personalities. I truly love them all….how they react to circumstances and love, how they are easily entertained, how they yearn and desire to be paid attention to….especially their parents!! I love that they are innocent but yet they know when they are being rebellious, how can that be?! Also, that they really don’t need all those toys, maybe just a few!! They love playing imaginary games and peek-a-boo, at least that’s what I have experienced : ) It is great that God has been teaching me these things for ministry and future parenting (which will NOT be happening for a while!!!)
Of course things have been hard and I am easily stressed out and overwhelmed with everything going on. I have realized that I am really not a city girl down in my heart….at least not everyday. I love things about it… all the stores and the random homeless people, the different cultures and trends…but not the crazyness or that it takes FOREVER to get anywhere!! God is working on me with that….or at least I hope He is!
Jeff and I have been learning a lot about each other and our dreams as well. We have been stretched in so many ways. With how we view our priorities, managing our time, knowing when to say yes and no, the importance of re-grouping with each other…Praise God that He is good and patient with us!!
The thing I am most thankful for is all the encouragement I get from everyone. It is like God’s reminder to me that He is alive and loves me (as well as everyone else!).
It is sooo hard to be taken out of our comfort zones! But, when we focus on Jesus, it is a beautiful thing. It is so cool to see how in later blogs you talk about being able to get around easily…one way in which you have been blessed!