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Monday, June 24, 2013

A sense of accomplishment

Posted in | 10:32 AM | by SuperMomma


...Rewind...

...25 years ago...
Andrew and I were engaged, about to be married.  We spent a lot of time mowing together, and listening to whatever was on the radio as we drove from jobsite to jobsite.  I remember hearing Dr. Dobson, on Focus on the Family, give these words to new parents:


"Remember, God did not GIVE you that baby to have.  He gave you that baby to train, to teach, to raise up to be a follower of HIM.  Your goal as a parent should be to raise that child to leave home.  God is only letting you BORROW HIS child.  Keep that in mind."


Caleb, 2 1/2, & Hannah 2 months
Ok - those may not be his exact words - but it's the right idea.  The kids God gives you - by birth - or by adoption - are only BORROWED to you from HIM.  They ultimately belong to GOD....Andrew and I are responsible to do our best to train those precious souls to fall passionately in love with Jesus.


Sunday, Hannah and Jordan moved away.  They didn't 'just go to college' for 9 months.  They packed up ALL their earthly belongs (except for a box of beanie babies!) and got a moving truck and MOVED.


They went to another part of our country, rented a house, going to school, and are living there.  Until God MOVES them somewhere else.


They aren't coming home next summer.  They might visit - but they are not moving home.



BUT THEY ARE PASSIONATELY IN LOVE WITH JESUS... and we have accomplished (only by the grace of God) what God asked us to do .. 20+ years ago.  

2 comments:

  1. Tony and Heather SnyderMonday, June 24, 2013

    And you've done a great job of it, Momma. Your kids are AMAZING making AMAZING choices!

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  2. UnknownMonday, June 24, 2013

    Aww mommy. You should have a sense of accomplishment. I love you :)

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