our little sweetie

The Goodness of God

I have always wished I had a way of allowing others to hear how God worked in the life of one of my dear friends I met during our time at Boyce College in Louisville, Ky. Thanks to the Boyce Podcast you can now hear my friend, Heath Lambert, share the amazing goodness of God in the lives of him and his mother. Heath was severely abused by his mother as a child and talks of the hatred he had for her for years. As the story unfolds you will hear how God saved Heath, taught him to forgive his mother, allowed him the privilege of leading his mother to Christ, took her into his home to care for her as she was dying of cancer, and eventually counseling her in the hospital during the last hours of her life.
I have always considered my friendship with Heath and his lovely wife Lauren a tremendous blessing from God. Please take the time to listen to his testimony and thank God for His goodness in all of our lives!

Because of His Mercy,
Taj

cutie

he is here

Wyatt Michael

November 3, 2010
8 pounds 4 ounces
21 inches long

waiting

only a few more days …

adorable

He is just too cute!

the high calling of motherhood

Mother: You have a mission field

Our first and primary mission field is our children. God values our children. Jesus became indignant when the disciples didn't embrace the worth of children in God's expanding kingdom (Mark 10:13-16). God tells us that children are his blessing to us (Ps. 127:3). And he places great importance on our teaching our children to love and serve him (Deut. 6:7-9). Don't feel guilty over making your children your primary ministry investment in their early years. Your availability, sensitivity, affection, and unhurried attention are irreplaceable. There are no neutral moments in a young child's life. Someone is going to be influencing your children, inculcating values and imprinting standards on their impressionable young minds. Let it be you! Accept your calling from God to serve your family. As a mother, you are helping to shape the souls of your children for Christ and ultimately influence the world. Your children are your gift to the future.

Stay on mission

Does this mean you will never invest in others outside your family? Goodness, no. But if you are a young mother, stay on mission. Use your primary ministry of mothering to serve Christ now. Don't let anything diminish your unique role as a wife and mother. It is not godly guilt that would call you away from a wholehearted investment in your little ones for his sake.

 

"Don't feel guilty over making your children your primary ministry investment in their early years."

 

This season in your life is just that—a season. And each season is a divine calling from our creator and king. Organizing a new event at church is important. Teaching your little boy to be kind to his sister is also important. But which one can best be done by you during this season? Serve God well by ministering to your children first. Very soon they will be grown and gone, and you will be unable to recapture the teachable moments you have now.

Mothers, listen to Psalm 78:4-7: "We will . . . tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders he has done . . . that the next generation might know . . . so that they should set their hope in God."

 

Excerpt taken from Jani Ortlund .. to read the entire post, visit here.