in my sunday school class we are watching louie giglio do a series on hope. of course in hope, there is suffering that comes first. in listening to his message today, i, and probably others in my class, were in tears. there was a part where he read something from a man dying of cancer to his chilren. it said something like, "when you come to heaven, after you give Jesus a big hug, i'll be right behind him waiting to hug you." i cried when i heard that... it hits home for me... i tell A that all the time, especially when she asks when her turn is to go to heaven. i tell her when God says it's time... i explain to her that when we get there, Jesus will be so excited to see us, He'll give us a big hug... and right behind him... daddy will be waiting to hold us... she always has such a big smile after i tell her that.
my friend, AB, once mentioned how A's answers to important questions are either, Jesus or daddy, then AB said, "the two most important people in her life." i thought how true it was... in that order too.... Jesus... then her daddy is probably who she thinks of the most...
A wants to be baptized and has been for some months now. we were reading a story of John the Baptist and Jesus... so she talks about how she believes in Jesus and now she should be baptized. she wants me to do it and most days she wants it done right away. one time she even mentioned how then there will be a bird... ha ha... you know those picture bibles has the dove on Jesus' head. I love her thought processing. please pray for her and her desires of this... i think it's great. she's already starting to memorize bible verses, like her daddy and loves singing. her favorite one is "mighty to save" and "better than life". but she really likes "Jesus loves me", "Jesus loves the little children" and so much more. today as we were getting ready for church, she marched herself onto the porch and stood there singing while i got everything together. - God thank you for my baby!!!
i have to say though, as much as she is a gem, i do have my hard days of single-parenting. i look at P's picture frequently and say, "this is not what i signed up for, come and fix it."
i love the promises we have in Christ and that we have hope... and as hard days come, there will always be hope in those hard dark days in Jesus Christ.
this is week is a pretty significant week for those who follow Christ... passion week. praying that it will be a blessing for all. - if you are reading this and do not know who Jesus is or what the significance of passion week is, please contact someone who does, a local church, a local christian radio station, and find out, it'll change your life - forever!!!
