(NOBTS Campus)

A few weeks ago, God solidified His plans for another transition for our family. In the past, these decisions have always come with ease, as we packed up our toddlers and our belongings and moved to the place God had for us. Years have passed, those toddlers are now teenagers and many friends have been made, which makes transition a little harder. Not harder to follow God … harder to leave the wonderful friends the Lord has given to each of us in very pivotal times in our lives.

My husband Hal has accepted a position as a Professor of Discipleship in the Christian Education Division of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. We will leave serving the local church in a ministerial roll, a position Hal and our family have been a part of for 13 years, 4 states and 5 churches. Life will be so different for us all.

Between the years of 2004 - 2007, I was a student at NOBTS, pursuing the Women’s Ministry Certificate and a BACM through Leavell college. I always looked forward to each time that I was able to be on campus for classes. Then….Katrina hit. We were serving in North Mississippi at the time and were able to house and minister to countless people who evacuated to our area due to the storm. This was a pivotal time in my life. At that time God began to knit my heart to the people of the New Orleans area and to the city itself. In the spring of 2006, I was able to attend a workshop on campus, for the first time since Katrina hit. From that point on, I took every workshop I could on campus, just so I could be there. I absolutely loved it. I remember telling my husband, that New Orleans was a place where I thought I could live. Little did I know…..

Seven years have passed, another child has been born to our family and Hal has graduated from NOBTS with a PhD in Christian Education. All the years of ministry in the local church, move after move, and every trail and triumph in our life, has prepared us for our new calling. I stand in awe of what God has done in our lives and the fact that He called me there so many years ago. We accept this calling with gratitude and great humbleness. NOBTS is filled with faculty and staff that exude Christ. They are among the most gifted, Christ-filled and passionate people I know. Several of them have been great mentors in my life and have been a part of shaping the minister’s wife, mother and leader I am today. To think that we could be counted among them is a humbling feeling. What an honor.

As I look back on all the moves in the past 13 years, I see God’s hand and the lessons we learned along the way. My two oldest children have lived in 4 states and have had 8 different addresses. This transition is hard for them as a rising freshman and junior in high school. Oh, the lessons I have learned in parenting through transition! (Another post for another time!)

To some, this may seem like a great sacrifice for our family, and in some ways it is. However, when we are obedient to Christ, it will cost us something. But, disobedience to Christ will cost us even more. No matter what it costs us, our family wants to be obedient. We sacrifice earthly things to gain the eternal lessons of following God.


10 things I have learned in transitioning ministry:

1 - This earth is not our home. We live in the tents of transition and never conform to the world.
2 - Every triumph and trial prepares you for your next assignment.
3 - Be faithful to do what God tells you to do, until He tells you to do something different.
4 - When we are faithful to follow God, He multiplies our family and friends.
5 - God always prepares you for the place/ministry He is sending you to.
6 - God never sends you to a place He hasn’t prepared for you.
7 - God holds your children dear and blesses them with each transition.
8 - Make eternal relationships in every place you serve. Leave a legacy.
9 - Always finish well.
10 - Even though your surroundings change, our God never does!

One thing I will do, is serve the Lord as faithful as I can and strive to bring honor and glory to Him. One thing I wont do, is eat a crawfish!

For several years I have been involved in women’s discipleship and leadership development. While the years of walking with Lord and women have strengthened me, grown me and encouraged me, I recently began to realize my comfort of being in safe environments. Many times I relied on my knowledge of the Word and understanding of the reproduction process from years past. Women’s discipleship and leadership development became a comfortable area of ministry in my life. While I was training others to disciple, I wasn’t actually setting the example before them of what it meant to live the missional life of the gospel. Knowledge without obedience can be useless. In fact, it is often dangerous. Possessing knowledge alone without obedience means that our heart is hardened to the truths and commands of God. I found myself constantly training those inside the church and having very little time to minister to those outside the church. It became my comfort zone. I wasn’t truly living the gospel in my home, church or community.

Conviction came upon me and I realized, that at some point, I must leave the comfort of the walls of our church. While the training is vital inside the church to equip the saints for the work of the ministry (Eph 4:11-12), it should not be the reason we use to not live the missional life of the gospel.  Many times I have measured the success of women’s discipleship by how many times multiplication takes place. Looking back, the multiplication only took place in the church, from believer to believer, from knowledge to knowledge. My conviction is this….to lay it down and entrust others to train. It was time for me to go out into my natural habitat to live out the gospel.

What is my natural habitat? Outside of the ministry to my family, my natural habitat are the school activities and community interest that my children are involved in each week. Over the last couple of months…it’s been track. When God was stirring my heart months ago, an opportunity came to me to serve as the Track and Field Booster Club President at my son’s high school. Knowing that my place was to live the gospel out, I took on the job trusting that God was giving me a platform to be a witness in a public setting. What an amazing 12 weeks it has been. Not only have I had more time with my children, but God has given me opportunity after opportunity to share His love. He gave me the opportunity to build relationships with students and parents alike. While I have not shared the gospel with my lips, my prayer is that they have seen it in my life. I have had the opportunity to meet physical needs with food, encouragement to seniors trying to make life decisions and praying with moms who are struggling with the demands and stresses of life. However, it took a while to build relationships with them. The kids that looked at me strange because I did nice things for them a few months ago, now make it a point to come talk to me or share a hug. If only I had more time! With the season ending last week, I can only pray that many seeds have been planted. My path may never cross their path again. But, I pray the actions of Christ in my life and words from my mouth will be honoring to God and used in their lives in the days, weeks and years to come.

Things I’ve Learned About Discipleship:

1- True disciples leave their comfort zones and live the missional life of the gospel in their natural habitat.
2- God is working all around us in others. We need to get out and join Him!
3- Build relationships with unbelievers, no matter how long it takes.
4- Meet the physical needs of others so they know you care enough to meet their spiritual needs.
5- We CAN love the unlovable. And they WILL respond to that love.
6- True disciples obey and use their knowledge of the Word by obeying God, not just hoarding it in their minds.
7- Its okay to serve outside the church and away from church programs.
8- The first command in making disciples is to “Go.”
9- God is with His disciples, always.

                           (Some of the girl track athletes and me)

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matt. 28:19-20

Read Genesis 13:1-18

After being cast out of Egypt, Abram, Sarai, Lot and all their belongings traveled north again towards Negev. A quarrel broke out between Abram and Lot’s herdsmen, because the land could not hold all of them. Abram, being the older of the two, reveals his humbleness and wisdom to Lot. While Abram’s age would have allowed him to choose the land he wanted, Abram relinquished that thought and let Lot have first choice. Just as Abram, we should take the initiative to resolve conflict. It may require us to allow others to make the first choice, even if it means we don’t get what we want. We must put family peace above personal gain (family should be both biological and spiritual). That is the heart God rewards. When we are concerned about others, God is concerned about us and multiplies our joy and blessings all the more.

Lot chose with the lust of his eyes and the desires of his heart, the most lush and fertile land (vs. 10 - 11). Abram freely gave up his rights to his nephew Lot. Without any hesitation, he allowed Lot to have the abundant land. However, the land that Lot chose was near the sinful city of Sodom. Lot took the best of the land, risking the temptation of a sinful city. Could he withstand the temptation? Lot must be alert to not become like the people he is trying to reach. His greedy desire for the best of everything led him to sinful surroundings. He desired success and possessions over  freedom. We also, can be enticed to such decisions and surroundings. The prosperity we long for can hold us in captivity. We too, can become like the people we are trying to reach. Later, Abraham had to rescue Lot (ch.14).

Like Abraham, do we want what is best for others? Even if it means we don’t get what we desire or deserve? Are we the type of people who always want to pick first, or do we give others the first pick and look out for their interests? Abraham gave Lot the first pick of the land, but we often quarrel and fight and have wrong motives even over the simplest of things. As Christ-followers, we should take the initiative in resolving conflict; letting others have first choice. Laying down what we deserve in order to have peace with others. This reveals our heart and trust in the Lord, while also revealing the heart of others. Are we humble and giving or are we haughty and greedy? When we are concerned about others, God is concerned about us and multiplies our joy and blessings all the more. Just like He did with Abraham.

There are lots of Lots in your life. Are you willing to lay down your “rights” to show them Christ? Are you willing to rescue them when they have wronged you? Ask God to help you have a heart like Abraham. We all have a choice. The questions is, will you choose to be last or first?

“So the last will be first and the first will be last.” Matt. 20:16

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After a long day of working, preparing dinner, cleaning the house and helping the kids with homework and projects, the last thing on our minds is working towards our marriages. Many times at the end of the day, I just want to crawl into bed and go to sleep! But, there is someone else who needs our attention. Our husbands. He deserves our attention too.

Things to remember in ministering to your husband.

1- Love him first. God gave you your husband before He gave you your children. Titus 2 :3-5 list the husband before the children. By loving him first, we can give our children their first glimpse of what a godly marriage looks like. 

2- Quality over quantity - Make every effort to give him your full attention when you have time together. Put away the computer, cell phones and television. Don’t bring him all the bad news and frustrations of your day at work or with the kids. Talk, laugh and even pray.

3- Alone Time - Schedule date nights and do not cancel them! Don’t fail to plan special times where you and your husband can be together without children. Even if money is tight, schedule a time with a cup of coffee on the back porch after the kids are in bed. Do not neglect alone time with him.

4- Learn his love language - Speak love to him in the way he receives it. By doing so, you are filling his love tank each time.

5- Ask God for endurance - So many need, desire and depend on us. When we are tired and fill empty ourselves, go to God and His Word. His grace is sufficient and He is faithful. “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.” 2 Cor. 9:8

These are just a few ways we can be better wives and mothers. There will come a day, when the kids are grown and gone, and the two of you will be left alone. Work at your marriage now, so that when that day comes, you aren’t left living with a stranger.

More to come……

Today our family celebrates the birthday of our youngest child. She has looked forward to turning 5 for many months….her eyes focused on growing up quickly. As her mom, it is my desire to teach her early the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, His power and the wonders He has done (Ps. 78:4). Always trying to teach her the characteristics of the Lord. One of those characteristics is giving.

In a world that is filled with self indulgence, self promotion and self gratification, I strive at taking every opportunity to teach her what Christ’s character looks like. For a young child, actions speak louder than words. So….

For her birthday, I took her to the store and told her that she would be purchasing a gift for each friend at school. She should be giving on her special day instead of receiving. I explained that she would give these gifts on her birthday,  as we celebrate and thank God for giving her to us. What joy she had in picking out 8 boy gifts and 8 girl gifts, plus 2 teacher’s gifts. She was so careful in choosing each one, naming each friend as we went. We picked out some blue wrapping paper just for the boys and pretty pick wrapping paper for the girls. As fast as we could, we hurried home. She immediately started wrapping and again, naming each child as she went.

Arriving to school the next day, her teacher was much surprised at all the individually wrapped gifts Hallie had brought with her that day. At the appropriate time, Hallie handed each gift to each friend. Again, joy was on her face and in her heart.

Even at the age of 5, Hallie learned in her own way, about giving. Even as “Star of the Week”, the focus was taken off of her and was given to each precious friend.  A lesson in giving that I pray, she will always remember.

“In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Acts 20:35

Various trials…when they come…..we must…..have…..JOY!  You know the verse from James (1:2). Trials come and produce faith and patience in our lives. You have experienced short trials, long trials. Trials that end with  your understanding of them. Trials that end the way we desire and those that linger on and on, even though we cry out to God. Many times they seem unfair.

God’s Word promises that trails will come. But understand that they only come through the hand of God. Some trails come and we understand why. Others come and we cry out to God to intervene. Yet, He doesn’t; so we think. The pain and rejection continue on. Untrue words said against you and negativity about your character, lead you to question all you do. The promotion you deserve and have worked for goes to another. Your friends hold precious babies in their arms, while you fight back the tears of barrenness. You cry out and beg God for a cure. Yet, nothing happens. The suffering goes on.

Sometimes God chooses to intervene and we recognize it. Other times, He doesn’t. In those times, when it seems that He isn’t intervening, know that He is there. He is working all things out for His good (Roms. 8:28). He is preparing you for your next assignment. An assignment where you need to be stronger, more patient, more humble… more like Him.  And while we may not recognize it, He is intervening.  He is intervening in a way to prepare us for the future. To intervene, is to come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events. Our suffering for a time is His way of intervening, to come between “us and ourselves” so that we respond differently to the course of events that are coming. Our suffering causes more and more of our flesh to die.

We can see this in the story of Joseph. God could have rescued him from the pit of jealousy, the rejection of slavery and the unjust imprisonment. But, He didn’t. Instead, God was preparing Joseph for leadership. He was giving Joseph a heart for others. Joseph was filled with compassion and forgiveness that he learned along the way. God, through Joesph was glorified in the end. We can also see it in the crucifixion of Jesus. Once again, God could have rescued His only Son from death. Instead, His way of intervention was to crush His only Son for our sins in order prepare a way for us. God was glorified in the end.

Having gone through times like these myself, I have come to realize that just because God doesn’t intervene for me in a way that I can see and understand, doesn’t mean He has forgotten me. It only means that He loves me so much that He is putting me through the fire only to come out as gold. He is making me stronger. He is preparing me for my future. He is making me more like Him. Its in these times that we live out what we believe. Our view of God and belief of His Word will sustain us in difficult circumstances. Our faith does not rely on our understanding of the situation, rather, the promises of God. God promises to give us a hope and a future (Jer. 29:11). He promises to work all things out for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Rom. 8:28

He is always at work. Even painful, He is intervening for you! Start strong, stay strong, finish strong. In the end, He will be glorified through you.

Your view of God and belief of His Word will sustain you in difficult circumstances. Our faith does not rely on our understanding of the situation, rather, the promises of God. (Romans 8:28)

For the past 40 days, I have been on a Facebook and Twitter “leave of absence”. It started on January 31st as I was drawn into a season of such longing for the Lord…a time in my life where I desired to know His presence and hungered for His word like never before. I found myself spending hours a day reading, reflecting and praying. Unbeknownst to me, I was no longer constantly checking my social media accounts for the most current updates. It was then that I realized God had removed that desire for social media and had renewed my love for time with Him.

Then, it brought me to ask myself this question. Why do we replace our time with God for so many other things? Its called “feeding our flesh”. Satan, through worldly things, desires to pull our attention away from God and onto things of this world. Things that are temporary. Things that will fade away. Things that will lead us astray. Things that are not eternal.

Peter, in 1 Peter 2:11, warns us against such sinful desires.

“Dear friends, I urge you as aliens and strangers in the world to abstain from sinful desires which war against your soul.”

You see, because we are followers of Christ, we are aliens to this world. This is not our home. Because of that, we should abstain from the sinful things that our flesh so desires. I am not saying that getting on social media is a sin. However, when we replace God with it, it then becomes an idol, our god. Ex. 20:3 says that we should have no other God before Him. Therefore, because it is an idol in our lives, it is a great sin.

During this 40 day period, God has revealed much to me. I look forward to sharing with you in the days to come, some of these truths. This time of abstinence on social media has given me an abundance in the Lord. Isn’t it amazing how God can give us such abundance when we give Him the time He so deserves? So…I ask you today…. How are you satisfying your flesh through worldly means? Are you willing to abstain from those things to have abundance in the Lord? I pray that you will.
 

When we think of Noah, we think of the ark, animals, the flood, a dove and a rainbow. All are great things to prompt our memory of the story. But, oh….there’s so much more. Not only can we learn of how strict God is in dealing with sin, in wiping the whole face of the earth from its wickedness. But what type of person He finds favor in. The type of person He uses as a remnant. The type of person He calls and uses for his glory.

There are three important characteristics that we can learn from Noah.  First, we must WALK. Noah trusted God in the face of the unknown and unheard of. In a world filled with wickedness, Noah was found the only righteous and blameless man around. Was he without sin? No. However, Noah had a close walk with God. And because of his walk with God, Noah was able to trust God with an unheard of, unknown situation….the flood.   He took God at His word and trusted him with the outcome. When things come our way that we can’t understand and are scary to us, are we shaken or are we found standing firm? If we are walking with God, no bad news will shake us. Walk daily with the Lord and trust a known God to an unknown situation.

“For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever.
He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.
His heart is steady; he will not be afraid…”
Psalm 12: 6 - 8a

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Several times in my life, God has called me to a task. Upon obedience of that call, usually comes a time of testing. Then comes the end of the test… and nothing happens. Have you ever experienced that time where you feel  like you are just sitting around waiting? Scratching your head and wondering “now what”? If so, I believe part of Noah’s story can give you some encouragement and certainly give you an example to live by.

After years of building the ark and telling people of the coming wrath of God, the first rain drop fell. It rained for 40 days and the water covered the earth for 150 days. (The term, 40 days, usually signifies a time of testing for those in the bible.) Noah was tested on a dark ark filled with loud, hungry, smelly animals, being tossed to and fro by the wind and waves. I imagine he pondered what life would be like once it was all over. All those years building the ark, he told of the coming wrath of God and no one repented. He must have felt grief and sorrow as the sound of people screaming for help and banging on the side of the ark was replayed in his head. Finally, he feels the ark come to a rest on solid ground, yet hears nothing from God. Noah saw dry ground, and sent out a raven and a dove to test if the earth was dry. Still, nothing from God. He never left the ark, because God had not yet told him to. What great patience Noah had. What great trust he had in God and God’s timing. If he left the ark too soon, he could sink in the miry mud. Then, one year after the first rain drop fell, God spoke and Noah walked out of the ark.

Has God called you to a task that makes no sense? Have you been tossed to and fro by the wind and the waves of hurt and rejection? And now, you find yourself waiting for God to speak? After a time of testing, we all need rest, just as Noah did. We must wait for God to act while we trust Him in our resting. When you can’t see God’s hand, trust His heart. Be faithful to complete the task until He speaks and gives you another. Don’t move on too quickly; you could sink. Wait. He is preparing solid land for you to walk in.

Genesis 8:1-22

Each year about this time, we lead our children in a time of reflection from the year past and resolution for the year ahead. As parents, we strive to point our children to Christ as much as we can….even in our New Year’s resolutions. Jesus is the perfect example to follow and Luke 2:52 gives us a guide.

       “Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.”

There are four areas in this verse for setting our resolutions for the year.

Wisdom - representing our growth in intellect (mental) (Acts 7:22)
    Is there a new skill I need to learn?
    What can I do to do better in school this semester?
    Is there an area in my life that is weak that I need to learn more about?

Stature - representing our physical body (physical)
    What will we do to improve our health?
    Our body is His temple (1 Cr. 3:16; 6:19). How can we improve it?

Favor with God - representing our relationship with God (spiritual)
    Am I reading His Word daily?
    Am I praying daily?
    Am I serving Him faithfully?
    Am I obeying His Word? (Titus 1:16, James 1:22)

Favor with man - representing our relationships with others (social)
    Is there someone we need to get to know better?
    Is there someone we need to reach out to? 
    Am I being faithful?
    What do we need to change so others see Christ in us? (1 John 4:7)

Not only does this verse give us four areas in which to set our resolutions, it encourages us to “increase” in those four areas. That word increase means to: go forward, to advance, to proceed. We should never settle for where we are or feel like we can never do better. Our knowledge, belief and obedience of His Word should always be increasing. And when we obey, it is Christ that is increasing in us. (John 3:30)

(Prayer cards from 2011)

Prayer - we know we are supposed to do it. But sometimes we are just “too busy”, “too tired”, or too overwhelmed with all those we should pray for. However, God commands us to pray. (Eph.6:18, Romans 12:12,  1 Ti. 2:11, Luke 18:1) And we must believe that when we pray, God hears and acts upon the prayers of His will.

One year, when putting away all our Christmas decorations, I couldn’t bear the thought of taking down all the Christmas cards sent to us and throwing them in the trash. They had been sent to us by friends from years past, family from distances away and new friends God had placed in our lives. Each one represented a season of our lives. The Lord gave us a blessing in each one. It was then that the Lord laid on my heart to use them as a way to pray for each of those families. So…….

I purchased a binding ring from the local office supply store, punched a hole in the corner of each card and bound them all together. It then became my prayer book of friends for the year. Each night at the dinner table, our family would flip to the next card, discuss who the family was and how God used them in our lives. As a family, we would then pray for those on the card. (taking a new card each day)

I now open each Christmas card with great anticipation. Knowing that God has blessed our family with the relationship and that we have the privilege of praying for them for the next year.

1 Samuel 12:23 “Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you…”

You know the story…the villain, the girl and the hero. And the girl is always saved by her hero. Its a story line we see many times in movies and books today. However, the hero, doesn’t have to always be one person and he doesn’t have to always save the girl. I have learned, in the past few months, just what true heroes look like.

My son, who is a sophomore, marched in his high school band again this year. The show they prepared was entitled “HERO”. The music was from the popular movies/t.v. shows The Avengers, The Hulk, Thor and Captain America.  Practice began in the hot, relentless Georgia sun this past summer and continued into the cool, brisk fall days of this past week. Many hours of marching, playing, singing and acting…over and over again, went into making this show none less than perfection.

This past weekend, the Legion of Generals Marching Band of Heritage High School won Grand Champions for the 3rd time. They won this title at every competition they entered this year. In my book, true heroes! I looked up the definition of hero to confirm my understanding of the word. The definition I read from Webster’s was:

a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.
a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal

Exactly my opinion of every member of the Legion of Generals Marching Band!  You see, these kids modeled what true discipline, commitment and team work are. When you see the show, every member looks the same. (It took me several weeks to find my son and follow him throughout the whole show.) It took the hard work of every member to stay in beat, march in step, hit every position, pop every instrument at the right time and move each flag in unison. It was the example of selflessness and unity. There were no individual heroes. Discipline, commitment and team work make that happen.

In my opinion, these students modeled what a hero is. One who is brave and admired for the hundreds of hours put into practice. One who was very disciplined, not only in band, but scholastic achievements as well. One who is highly ranked or distinguished just by their commitment level to excellence. One who models the qualities of discipline. Their hard work, commitment and discipline paid off, a truth that these students have learned at a young age.

So, my heroes this year….all the members of the Legion of Generals Marching Band. (and of course my son!)

I have learned from these kids this year. God has allowed me to see through human eyes things that can be applied to my Christian life.

1- Continued Discipline - Just as the band students did the same sets and principles over and over again, I too, need to be disciplined to read, study, pray and serve the Lord as the Lord disciplines me through each.
We are disciplined for our own good, as we grow in the sanctification process. Our flesh feels the discipline. But, our spirit will flow with peace and holiness as we are trained by it.
For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.  Hebrews 12:11.

2 - Unwavering Commitment - The band students are committed to the plan and vision of their band director.
The great concerns of our souls must be committed to the grace of God, with a dependence upon Him. Accepting that we will be committed to Him and his perfect plan and timing.
Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will be established. Proverbs 16:3

3 - Selfless Team Work - The band members work as a team with no one student standing out or getting all the glory.
We should never seek personal greatness through the use of God’s work. We should humble ourselves and remove selfish pride and ambition from our lives. All should be done in our lives, as we work in unison, to give Glory to God.
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 1 Peter 3:8

As I run this race set before me, I can apply the principles I have learned from His Word and by observing students. And if I am faithful in these three things, God receives the glory…..the TRUE HERO!

“Listen to me, O House of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been born by me from before your birth, carried from the womb; even to your old age I am he, and to your gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and I will save.” Isaiah 46:3-4

Can you imagine that there is never a moment when God doesn’t carry you? Many times in my life I have felt the need to ask God to carry me or my burden. When, in actuality, He already is. God created us and has taken responsibility for all our days. In times of need, we shouldn’t try to handle things on our own. We should humble ourselves and trust that God is carrying us, by His grace, every moment.

As a mother, my children will always be my children. Even when they are grown with families of their own. I’m sure I will continue to love, protect and carry them every chance they will allow me. God is no less of a parent. We will always be dependent on our Heavenly Father. God has made and He will bear it…..He will carry and He will save. Trust and allow Him to carry you today. He has carried you from the womb to this very day. And he will carry you from this day til the day you meet Him in glory!

“When the world begins to see the reality of God’s power in our lives, when we can no longer be explained, we’ll have earned the right to be believed.” Adrian Rogers