Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my sighing. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to You I pray. In the morning I lay my requests before You and wait in expectation. Psalm 5:1-3 Merry Christmas! Praise God for a new day to be alive, to love, to be with family and friends and to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the whole world! You may think the Scripture I shared seems odd for today not a traditional verse for Christmas. Though it is Christmas, life, aside from the celebrating and festivities is still existent. Having brought Joel into our home certainly is an incredible act of Gods love and mercy that He purposed in our hearts and the challenges that follow are no surprise to God. So after a long day and an even longer night I am here seeking Gods strength and grace. Last night was extremely challenging. Joels sleep has not been steady since hes been in our care. So many changes, Im sure hes quite frightened, he doesnt understand all the things, all the good things that are taking place. He went to bed at 9 & I was elated! Thinking wonderful! Perhaps he will sleep all night tonight! Far from it. As soon as my head hit the pillow around 2, yep, he woke up. For the next 3 1/2 hours, he undressed (& was redressed) several times, laughed hysterically for a straight hour, tried to leave the room multiple times (we have his bed in our room with us, for obvious reasons that God foreknew) and finally after all that at 5:30 fell back to sleep. So, exhausted, I began to fall asleep until about 5 min later my dog begins barking. Of course! I sneak our of bed & go to the One who is able to give me the ability to, not just get through this but flourish through this. That was the Psalm I turned to when I opened my Bible. God is so faithful and I will praise Him for difficult times because in those will my faith grows stronger and I cling to Him all the more. God wanted me to share, so you will know first hand how He alone did a great and mighty transformation in Joel in the days, months and years ahead. The days will be most difficult Im sure but the fruit of my labor is already blooming. The very first day I met Joel he slapped me very hard in the face, 3 different times. He didnt understand personal attention, he had never experienced it; it was frightening and all so foreign. That was three weeks ago. Now, I have a little boy brushing his face to mine for something new he discovered with me, a kiss. Yes he smooches with mama, lips to lips. That to me is AMAZING! FIFTEEN years of institution and in three short weeks SEEKING LOVE! That my friends is no other than an act of God! I will praise You, O Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all Your wonders. Psalm 9:1
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 15:07:00 +0000
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