"n" (three)

(Day three of the November Joy Dare)
Three gifts that start with "n"...suddenly all I could think of was knitting, knuckles, and knee-length skirts. :)
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9. Notes.

This Sunday afternoon, us three older girls wrote a note to our new younger sister. She has only lived with us 6 months. Yet, in that time we have not done the things with her that we could have. Life slips by so fast and we forget to do the things we always wanted to do with a little sister. Today, I was thankful to share time with my three sisters in the bathroom.

 We need to remind ourselves that we are thankful for this little sister, and the way that God brought her into our family. But, it has been soo challenging. We have struggled to bring someone we do not know into our lives and learn to love her and live with her. Thank you for everyone who has prayed for our family as we learn to love and live.

p.s. Today is Orphan Sunday! A quote from Jen Hatmaker on adoption  ~

"Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting through, and adoption is one of them. I can hardly think of something closer to God’s character, who is the “Father to the fatherless, defender of widows — this is God, whose dwelling is holy.” Certainly, we are his difficult children who spaz out and pull away and manipulate and struggle. We distrust His good love and sabotage our blessings, imagining our shame disqualifies us or that God couldn’t possibly be faithful to such orphans.

But He is. We are loved with an everlasting love, and it is enough to overwhelm our own fear and shame and humanity. In adoption, God is enough for us all. He can overcome our children’s grief. He can overshadow our own inadequacies. He can sweep up our families in a beautiful story of redemption and hope and healing. If you are afraid of adoption, trying to stiff-arm the call, God is the courage you don’t have. If you are waiting, suffering with longing for your child, God is the determination you need. If you are in the early days of chaos, God is the peace you and your child hunger for. If your family feels lost, He is the stability everyone is looking for. If you are working hard on healing, digging deep with your child, God is every ounce of the hope and restoration and safety and grace.

In Him, you can do this.

He is enough for us all."
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10. Noses. ;-)

We have been "harvesting" alittle from our garden! It has been so fun to smell homegrown carrots and potatos with our noses. :)

11. New.

 

This weekend, my beautiful sister made known her commitment to be a follower of Jesus Christ! It has been so beautiful to watch her love for Jesus and her desire to know Him grow! I am so thankful for the new life Jesus has given to her!  

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