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My God is faithful - 11/16/2008 8:48:47 PM
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PrincessDonna
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My God is faithful. I want that engraved on my tombstone someday, should the Lord tarry.
As I sat in worship service today, I was in awe at God's faithfulness to myself and my family. My honey is in a wheelchair and yet I know God is faithful. My body will never carry another child and yet I know God is faithful. My Nicolas went back to his mother's tonight and yet I know God is faithful. I know that I know that I know...
I don't know why He has asked us to walk through these struggles, but I am thankful that He is with us every step of the way. I know that each hard thing has a purpose in my Daddy's plans for me and my family. I know that His plans for us are good plans, and that in the end all of these things will be for His glory. That is all that matters.
If Brian had been paralyzed or brain-damaged the rest of his life, God would still be faithful. If Brian had died that day, God would still be faithful. Faithfulness is part of God's character. Faithfulness is who God is, and God never changes. It is also part of the fruit of the Spirit He wants me to grow.
God, thank you for your faithfulness to me. Use these trials to shape me into the servant You want me to be. Thank you for the trials that remind me to cling to You.
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He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;
He hears their cry and saves them.
The Lord watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked He will destroy.
~Psalm 145:19-20~
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Welcome to the family of God, Nick! - 11/30/2008 7:44:34 PM
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PrincessDonna
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From: Cow country, Upstate NY
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Tonight, while bringing Nick back to his mom's house in the freezing rain and icy roads, I was privileged to help him say the sinner's prayer. He had said at the end of church after the pastor gave an invitation that he hadn't ever asked Jesus in his heart, but he didn't want to go talk to the pastor together. I didn't want it to be a forced thing in any way, so I just kind of dropped it. Then on the way back to his mom's, he said he wanted to. We talked a while, to make sure he understood what he was doing and why.
God is so awesome and I am so humbled to have been given the opportunity to pray that prayer with him. I am so excited for my boy! No matter what happens in his life, no matter what his mom says, no matter what a court decides, NO ONE can ever take Jesus from him. Awesome!
Every heart ache, every tear drop for that child...redeemed in an instant. They were all worth it.
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He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;
He hears their cry and saves them.
The Lord watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked He will destroy.
~Psalm 145:19-20~
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Ten years. - 1/2/2009 4:14:30 PM
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PrincessDonna
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Joined: 4/11/2005
From: Cow country, Upstate NY
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January 1st, 1999. Two kids stood before a judge and repeated some nice words. One did it because she was told not to, and the other did it to escape his mother's house. Neither knew anything of real love or commitment. Neither had any idea what the next 10 years would hold. Neither were following God, nor had any intention to do so.
January 1st, 2009. Same two kids. A whole lot older. Hopefully at least a little wiser. I think we know what love is now. Both following God now, wanting to be completely pliable in His hands. Still having no idea what the next 10 years will hold, but knowing it will be GOOD even when the ride is bumpy.
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Ten years.
Two became seven. Four grew in our love. One grew in our hearts. Two more wait for us in Glory.
Many, many tears. Tears of pain, tears of loss, tears of fear. Tears of hope, tears of restoration, tears of joy. All seen by God, all a part of His greater plan.
A whole lot of laughter too. Laughter over silly things, laughter over serious things, laughter to keep from crying.
And then this year...a tractor, a Subaru and a husband/Daddy that got to stay here with us for now. The faithfulness of so many as we cling to the only Truth we know.
I don't know where God will take us in the next ten years. That can be scary, but right now, it's more exciting. I know there will be mountains and valleys. I know we will never be alone.
Ten years. By His grace and for His glory, ten more.
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He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;
He hears their cry and saves them.
The Lord watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked He will destroy.
~Psalm 145:19-20~
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