"I could never do what you do."
I hear that A LOT.
It often surprises me, if we are being honest.
I'm not Super Woman. I'm not June Cleaver. I'm not Joan of Arc. I am a God-lover. I am a wife. I am a mom. I love my family. I teach, I play, I clean, I cook, I take pictures. I'm not extraordinary. I don't do amazing things. I'm just me.
But the more I think on it, there more I think it's true. You never could do what I do. Because you're not me and you weren't created to. And I could never do what you do. That was never God's plan for my life. We all need to blossom in our own unique way, the way our Creator intended us to.
So don't look at me and think I'm awesome. Look at me understand that I'm just doing my best to be who God called me to be. We don't have to share the same dreams to be friends. We don't have to enjoy the same hobbies to hang out. We don't have to like the same foods, wear the same styles, or listen to the same music. We just have to love each other and support one another.
The comments came during our last adoption, too. I know that we are ALL called to be a part of solving the world's orphan crisis. After all, James tells us that true and undefiled is taking care of orphans and widows. But I don't expect all my friends to run out and adopt. There are so many ways to help! If a mere 10% of the world's Christian families adopted, there would be no more children without families.
It just so happens that we have a passion to bring children into families. Maybe you have a passion to pray. Or fundraise. Or go and visit. Who knows? We all have our roles. Don't compare yourself to me or any other person; look to God and find YOUR PURPOSE and YOUR ROLE and revel in the fact that YOU were chosen to live YOUR LIFE. But do something!
This is copied from a FB page that popped up in my newsfeed (thanks to Kate for sharing it, and Amy E. for penning it!) and I cannot say it better:
Today, Orphan Sunday, I am thankful that my V is an orphan no more. After church today she bit me, hit me, pulled my hair, screamed and fought as I wrestled her to the van. I chuckled inside as I thought about saying to each person that we passed, "Don't you want to adopt a child too?" :)
The scene did not exactly exude warm fuzzies about adoption.
I hear that A LOT.
It often surprises me, if we are being honest.
I'm not Super Woman. I'm not June Cleaver. I'm not Joan of Arc. I am a God-lover. I am a wife. I am a mom. I love my family. I teach, I play, I clean, I cook, I take pictures. I'm not extraordinary. I don't do amazing things. I'm just me.
But the more I think on it, there more I think it's true. You never could do what I do. Because you're not me and you weren't created to. And I could never do what you do. That was never God's plan for my life. We all need to blossom in our own unique way, the way our Creator intended us to.
So don't look at me and think I'm awesome. Look at me understand that I'm just doing my best to be who God called me to be. We don't have to share the same dreams to be friends. We don't have to enjoy the same hobbies to hang out. We don't have to like the same foods, wear the same styles, or listen to the same music. We just have to love each other and support one another.
The comments came during our last adoption, too. I know that we are ALL called to be a part of solving the world's orphan crisis. After all, James tells us that true and undefiled is taking care of orphans and widows. But I don't expect all my friends to run out and adopt. There are so many ways to help! If a mere 10% of the world's Christian families adopted, there would be no more children without families.
It just so happens that we have a passion to bring children into families. Maybe you have a passion to pray. Or fundraise. Or go and visit. Who knows? We all have our roles. Don't compare yourself to me or any other person; look to God and find YOUR PURPOSE and YOUR ROLE and revel in the fact that YOU were chosen to live YOUR LIFE. But do something!
This is copied from a FB page that popped up in my newsfeed (thanks to Kate for sharing it, and Amy E. for penning it!) and I cannot say it better:
Today, Orphan Sunday, I am thankful that my V is an orphan no more. After church today she bit me, hit me, pulled my hair, screamed and fought as I wrestled her to the van. I chuckled inside as I thought about saying to each person that we passed, "Don't you want to adopt a child too?" :)
The scene did not exactly exude warm fuzzies about adoption.
Rather, the scene shouted ORPHAN CRISIS! May I suggest, the orphan crisis is not just the millions and millions and MILLIONS of orphaned children around the world. It's not just the number. The orphan crisis lives inside each of them.
They carry their trauma, neglect, abuse, etc. with them. Their trauma will not be healed overnight (or 16 months). It runs deep, friends. Whenever V begins to feel love from J or I, she does whatever she has to do to fight it. She doesn't understand unconditional love. She doesn't know how to respond to it. She has asked us why we don't leave her when she screams and hurts us. This is the orphan crisis. It's in my home and the homes of some of my dearest, most courageous friends. Would any of you tell my precious V that she doesn't deserve a family because of her negative behaviors? I didn't think so. So, what is stopping you?
PLEASE consider what you can do for an orphan. Foster. Adopt. Pray. Donate. Advocate. Spread awareness and be willing to step out of your comfort zone. We solve the orphan problem one child at a time.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.
What can YOU do? What WILL you do?They carry their trauma, neglect, abuse, etc. with them. Their trauma will not be healed overnight (or 16 months). It runs deep, friends. Whenever V begins to feel love from J or I, she does whatever she has to do to fight it. She doesn't understand unconditional love. She doesn't know how to respond to it. She has asked us why we don't leave her when she screams and hurts us. This is the orphan crisis. It's in my home and the homes of some of my dearest, most courageous friends. Would any of you tell my precious V that she doesn't deserve a family because of her negative behaviors? I didn't think so. So, what is stopping you?
PLEASE consider what you can do for an orphan. Foster. Adopt. Pray. Donate. Advocate. Spread awareness and be willing to step out of your comfort zone. We solve the orphan problem one child at a time.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.
What can YOU do? What WILL you do?
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