Two days ago was the first time that Lydia (21mos) verbally accepted Liam (11wks) into her family. Her exact words were, "a-mammy, a-daddy, a-baby." After their bath, Liam was quite fussy and unhappy in his position. Lydia compassionately looked over at her little brother and gently put her hand on his arm. It did nothing to console him, but it made my heart swell with love, joy, peace, patience ... you get the idea.
I seem to have frequent heart-swelling moments with my children. Oddly enough, each one is usually followed by a sense of guilt. I imagine the thousands of lonely, neglected and possibly abused children in orphanages around the world. I wish for them all to have a safe and loving place, where they feel like they really belong.
Our small group has been reading through 1 Corinthians together. Paul says if anyone feels they should do something and does not do it, it is a sin. Jesus also commands us to help the orphans.
One day down the road ... Lydia might be accepting more into her family.
No comments:
Post a Comment