Sinclair...Harlem...and back home again

Well, we made our debut at Sinclair on March 15th...what a homecoming that was! I remember like it was yesterday when we announced to the church about Gage-his CDH- and what was to come over the next 6 months...they rallied around us, prayed for us, collected money, sent us back and forth to Philadelphia several times, and followed our story step by step. They not only followed our story, they were and are a HUGE part of our story...where would we be without our family?!

We also made our debut at Harlem Baptist Church (Chris' hometown) this past Sunday. That too was a great thing. We got to spend time with more family and enjoy a good service too. It was good to see people that Chris was raised by, with and around. We know they too have prayed for us faithfully and I know that it was so neat to see that faith become sight.

Faith...such a small word for such a big, and so many times hard, thing. The Bible says that faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains...I don't know about you, but I have a long way to go. I am ever-so thankful that God's faithfulness does not depend on our own.

 

He is faithful when people surprise us, disappoint us, and hurt us.

He is faithful when we surprise people, disappoint them, and at times hurt them too.

He is faithful when the economy is up and down and down and down.

He is faithful when we choose to not to include Him in our day and in our plans.

He is faithful when...no matter what may come...He IS!

Our situation with Gage this year has really put things in perspective for us. Chances are over my lifetime the economy will continue to rise and fall...jobs will come and go...people will continue to change, but one thing (besides the certainty and security of our salvation) that will not ever change is this...God chose to grant Chris and I a miracle in Gage. For some reason he chose us "for such a time as this". We don't know what the future holds for him, but as of right now he is the most "normal" healthy baby you could want to be around. He is sweet, cute as can be, friendly, and I could go on and on. The perspective God has given me and constantly tries to remind me of is this...you are given TODAY...it is a GIFT...you will never get it back and tomorrow may not come. Don't spend all your time on what could have been or on what may be...spend it on what is...and that is TODAY. My goal at this time in life is to be a woman of faith...and to try and build that faith DAY by DAY. Will I always succeed? Will I always be faithful? Do I have faith even the size of a mustard seed...no no and no...but no matter what...HE IS!!!