New Beginnings

"Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord" Psalm 127:3a

Aaron and I have had an extremely busy week and are glad for a day of rest. This week has been a week of "new beginnings". On Monday we visited Aaron's cousin and brand new baby. What a miracle this child is, a true gift from God. It was so neat to see this precious little baby boy and then to think of the responsibility that his parents have to raise him. It something that should be taken very seriously. "Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6

On Wednesday, we witnessed four of our students share their testimony, which like a baby being born, was the start of a new life for them. It was very encouraging to hear these students speak from their hearts and share with their peers that their lives were changed FOREVER!!! These kids were so unashamed of the relationship they had with Christ and wanted the other students to share their passion.

That evening Aaron and I (along with the May's a.k.a Willie and LeeAnn) headed to another hospital to visit with another family who was celebrating in the birth of their child. However this family was celebrating a bit differently than the family earlier in the week because they had just ADOPTED this baby boy. As I sat holding baby Will, I realized that we are all "adopted" into the family of God. We all come from different places but the common ground that we share is our relationship with our Father. How amazing!

New beginnings can be scary, adventurous, exciting, and so much more, we just have to remember to make God the center of it all.