Every time I return "home" to YV, I am reminded of God's goodness. He has shown me such grace. He used such ordinary people, doing the most common every day things to achieve the extraordinary in my life.
I was reminded tonight in a conversation with "mom" that I learned to do all I know how to do (as a housewife, that is), by simply watching "my ladies" live their lives. I'd go to their homes and visit and watch them iron clothes, do dishes, make beds, fix dinner or other daily chores and that is how I learned to do those things.
There is much I would never had known how to do of those ladies (some widows and some not) hadn't opened their lives, their homes and been willing to invest their time.
It brought tears to my eyes. What an amazing God I have. He loves me enough to gift me so many dear people to prepare me, to teach me, to guide me to become the person He intended, so I could do the job He has for me.
It's overwhelming to see His love and care. To see His watching over and guiding of my life in even the smallest details. He is interested in even the least of us.
I am so blessed. I have been so blessed. Almost 20 years has passed since I first heard of YV and moved there with my mother and stepfather. Twenty years of faithful loving friends. Twenty years of God's faithfulness to an unworthy child. Twenty years… and I never would have dreamed then what my life would be like now. In so many ways I am so different, so changed (not simply matured) from who I was. And it all started because of "my ladies" choosing to follow God's prompting and welcome me into their lives…
God is SO good!!!
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I saw this about a week before I had the opportunity to live it again. We are blessed. I have lived the truth of Psalm 68:6, more than once. It says "God setteth the solitary in families". And for me, He has. He has set me in multiple families! I do not take that for granted! I have had to make hard choices to step away from biological family that is/was not healthy or a people who looked out for my safety and well-being. I am sure they have made choices that they believed to be best for themselves, but they were damaging to me and would have been unsafe for my children. As a "solitary" person who has sought to love the Lord and His people, I have been blessed to experience His unconditional adoptive love through His people. The people He has placed in my life for me to love and be loved by. I am always amazed when the families of those I love like family accept and me and my kids rather than being threatened ...
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