Muckboots n' Aprons: These Little Faces

Ever Lived Someplace You Didn't Like?

"Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce. Take wives and have sons and daughters; take wives for your sons, and give your daughters in marriage, that they may bear sons and daughters; multiply there, and do not seek decrease. But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on it's behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare."
Jeremiah 29: 4-7

Aren't we exiles on the earth? Maybe we are exiles in our daily life, the physical, mental, or spiritual place we are living presently...

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

These Little Faces

This is why I do what I do.

Foster care has been a gift. Truly.

I'll be real. Sometimes I am exhausted and I feel sorry for myself. I want to ride my horses. I want to make soap and cheese and go away for a weekend with my husband or out to lunch with a friend....or to the bathroom by myself.

But the truth is the Lord has intervened in these little lives and they are happy and beautiful and He has allowed us to be part of that- part of His healing. He sets the lonely in families, He builds houses (spiritually and physically with people too). Lord forgive me for ever complaining about how tired I am! Forgive me for whining about missing out- I'm not missing anything more important.

I am so grateful for these little boys.

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OurCrazyFarmSeptember 5, 2012 at 7:09 AM
Beautiful~ both the post and the kiddos:))
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The FarmgirlSeptember 5, 2012 at 3:01 PM
What a wonderful post! You are truly doing God's work as you share about being deep in the toddler trenches....May the Lord continue to bless you with His peace. It brings joy to know that you are being obedient, doesn't it? :)
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