The real reason I am writing though is because of what happened at work later today. A couple came in to apply for assistance. They brought with them their sweet 10-week-old baby. Their son, born more than 15 years after their other two children, has Down's Syndrome. Shortly after he was born, the father lost his job and the family's health insurance was terminated.
I was so impressed with this couple. They spoke to each other with respect and kindness. Dad held the baby while mom filled out the paperwork. The dad cooed and played with his baby and seemed to be full of pride and awe of his little boy. They worked as a team, and they had a spirit of true joy about them. They talked about the unexpected hardships of the past few months with acceptance, even ironic humor, but not with bitterness or resentment. Mom said, "We are excited for our new adventure. We know that he(the baby) will bring many blessings and wonderful people into our lives."
I want to be more like them, facing changes and challenges with faithfulness and gratitude.
Okay Azie, true story: So I had read your post and I know your mom always says she does the same, she prays when she loses her keys. Well, our keys were lost yesterday. We spent a good amount of time looking everywhere and finally I stopped Caleb and half jokingly told him we should do what you and your mom do, pray. So he took me at my word and we did. We found them not two minutes after. Unexpected indeed! Love ya!
ReplyDeleteOkay, this must be a pre-existence family trait because this happens to me all the time! We once search for our missing car key after a late night with some friends (Eden had them, I should learn by now to not let my kiddos play with my keys, it always ends bad). Anyway, after 1 + of searching we knelt and prayed and guess what... yup we found them, under the microwave. :) Thanks for the post, I just read it again and had to comment. Luv u sis.
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