"You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let you light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify you Father in heaven."
As husband and wife we have been driven to the verse many a time for many different reasons. From why we choose to keep our kids in public school to why chose to adopt, to even we chose domestic adoption. I am sure we will rest back upon it when one day we foster. God calls us to be a light, each of us have a different way that we shine but we are still to shine. If we hide our lights away, "protecting " them, how is that glorifying to our Heavenly Father? Hasn't He called us all to shine out loud for him? Not just quietly or comfortably in your church bubble where everyone knows you love Jesus. What about your neighbor, the school down the road, the kids playing outside. I suppose being in the schools allows me to see such a great need that most people can shut their eyes to. Ignore and pretend that they don't see. Some of these kids have homes, some are in foster care, some homes aren't super great. And they yearn for more. Rise up church. Take care of God's kids! Volunteer with a youth group at a local school see how you can get involved!
Soooo... I totally didn't plan on that paragraph above being in here, but maybe God has a plan for it. That is how He seems to work:)
Anyways, little miss is doing great. We have no word yet about when our adoption will be finalized. As always, hurry up and wait is the name of e game around here. We have one session left with our amazing counselor and then that will be done. Today the kids have violin lessons, and thus starts a busy spring!
One thing I want to note so I don't forget is how well Little Miss is doing with being redirected with her control/ bossiness. She has been known to like to control a room. Lol tell everyone exactly how to pickup and what to do, and well you can imagine that the boys only let that go on for so long before they told her " um.. You're not the boss of me." Haha. Well whenever any of our kids do this we tell em, " whose body are you in control of?" This didn't used to work with her as she would try to argue her way out of it. But now she is taking the cue and thinking and correcting on her own! I am so proud of her!!!
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