'All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation...'
There are not words to express how very encouraged and lifted up we feel by all the many emails, texts, phone calls, FB msgs that we have received....such merciful gifts of God's grace. Several have asked how to help, what we & Princess Petunia need, etc. I don't want to sound cliche, but first and foremost we all need prayer. I think we all tend to discount what an incredible gift that God has given to us in intercessory prayer. It is so encouraging to know that our friends & family are praying for us; its a tangible reminder that Jesus is himself interceding for us continually. Secondly, just be who you are in our lives. Our friends and family are for the next few months Princess Petunia's friends and family. One of the greatest gifts of fostering is to be able to (however imperfectly) show Christ's love to a hurting child, to be able to (however imperfectly) allow God's glory to be seen in our family, our friends, our church, our community. Princess Petunia sees this through even the smallest interactions she has with folks. Even these brief glimpses help her to form a picture of who God is and how He cares for and loves her. We want her to see what a Christ-centered family looks like, what Christ-centered friendships look like, what a Christ-centered small group looks like, what Christ-centered churches look like. And yes, we are woefully inadequate, but praise God that He can take broken sinners and display his magnificent glory through our lives.
*cute note* My girls have dubbed themselves the Lightning Twins, Light Bright & Light Strike, and they have 3 Thunder brothers, Crash, Boom, & Bang. Guess that means we have the perfect storm in our house?
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