Let me explain. I remember fresh out of college and ready to turn the world upside down only for the AWESOME Lord of all creation to allow us to be put on a T I M E constraint on HIS clock of no time really. :-) 2 years of corresponding in written form, many phone calls and messages (a moment when cell phones where in suitcases and magnetic antennas to attach to your vehicles roof or trunk) left on answering machines, and continual waiting a call to come through our literal phone line to employ us for ministry. Then when the "call" did arrive when after anticipation and preparations were finalizing to go east. Perspiration & realization therefore drawn to our knees, we were granted the decision of going south instead - in faith to reside temporarily and intern a summer awaiting a vote to accept us full time in the fall 3 months later. During that early move Jehovah opened our womb and different prayers - the calling to be a "homemaker" one income family. Both moves were found in continual rooted faith supplication - PRAYER. The best calling we answered to both. Ministry and preparations for a family based on remaining home with the child who had been given from Heaven when it arrived knowing full well that HE would provide.
Now 17 1/2 years later . . . The wonderful blessing returns; the souls of my shoes, proverbially speaking, are a bit more worn with experience but the same joy of AWE! Many prayers, body aches literally ;-p, and the growth of new life granted once more leaves me in a joy of perplexity. May this child and I remain home together (once again for me) to answer what I believe to be a woman's highest calling and responsibility- THE RAISING OF A CHILD -?
Interesting and thought provoking. I was able to go over some fantastic curriculum preparation this week for a children's church program. the story . . . (drum roll please) . . . Genesis 18 - 19. Three very special visitors was part of the focus point. I was teaching due to a "change" in substitute teachers. All week preparing, analysing, reviewing, meditating and soaking (okay, with a bit of stress to be adequately prepared so they would remember the reality of GOD to apply to now only to have too much material and run out of time) only to have an Aha moment when it was all done. Although I am not laughing but joyously smiling, God is faithful in his promises. I know the story and so do you - he provided and blessed even when 'age' seemed "over the TOP" then. I bring this only to share that He is blessing and providing every breath that I take - while the baby growing, moving, kicking, hiccuping, stretching, etc., etc., etc., will be taken care of - and through the last six and one half months (the time when we were ex
citedly waken with the realization that our quiver would be full with one more ;-} little one) of intersession. The Lord has given once again - we thank him profusely and anticipate great things kingdomly speaking. We trust, we follow, we obey and I know without a shadow of doubt he is providing the means to get to raise yet once again this child while staying at home. :-)Interesting and thought provoking - JOY.
