Today is a sad day as I just had my last sleepover with Audrey in a while. As I look at toys scattered around, clean up our deeelicious waffle breakfast with all the toppings, jump on the trampoline with her, show her the different flowers coming up, and do the ornery Nana thing of showing her how to blow bubbles with the straw in her pop I think of how much I am going to miss her. I wonder about how many milestones I won't be close for. How the memories I make with Audrey and Braylon will not be the ones I have always assumed they would be.
Lord, Your ways are higher, better, and different then mine but right now those ways are hurting me . Help me in my weakness.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Anticipation
Next Wednesday, April 14th, is the day! Melissa, Aaron, Audrey, & Braylon leave for Jamaica.
How do I feel? Joy, excitement, sadness, anticipation, pride, humility, eagerness- all the emotions are flowing.
I think most of the emotions are easy to understand but I have been thinking a lot about one in particular thanks to a book that Melissa and Aaron gave to us as a gift- Parents of Missionaries.
Anticipation and eagerness-I am excited to see how God is going to unfold this next chapter of life. Not only for the Black but also for me & Kevin as POMs-Parents of Missionaries. What opportunities await?!
Want I wish to do is connect with other POMs. To be a support for them and also to seek out their support.
Being a POM also gives me opportunities to be specific in prayer as M & A give me information and as I talk with other POMs.
Maybe this will lead to a new growth group through Farmland Friends Church.
As you can tell my head has been spinning with possibilities. It is exciting to be a part of this thing call missions.
It is also humbling to realize that God has chosen me to a parent/grandparent to HIS missionaries. How to be a long distance parent/grandparent? It takes creativity that's for sure.
Stayed tuned-there's more to come.
How do I feel? Joy, excitement, sadness, anticipation, pride, humility, eagerness- all the emotions are flowing.
I think most of the emotions are easy to understand but I have been thinking a lot about one in particular thanks to a book that Melissa and Aaron gave to us as a gift- Parents of Missionaries.
Anticipation and eagerness-I am excited to see how God is going to unfold this next chapter of life. Not only for the Black but also for me & Kevin as POMs-Parents of Missionaries. What opportunities await?!
Want I wish to do is connect with other POMs. To be a support for them and also to seek out their support.
Being a POM also gives me opportunities to be specific in prayer as M & A give me information and as I talk with other POMs.
Maybe this will lead to a new growth group through Farmland Friends Church.
As you can tell my head has been spinning with possibilities. It is exciting to be a part of this thing call missions.
It is also humbling to realize that God has chosen me to a parent/grandparent to HIS missionaries. How to be a long distance parent/grandparent? It takes creativity that's for sure.
Stayed tuned-there's more to come.
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