Doers.
Recently we have had the blessing of several people, who, have taken time out of their very busy lives to bless our family in various and much needed ways.
They have made decisions to help us in ways that can't really be re-paid.
And honestly, I don't do well with that.
I like to be the giver, the doer, the helper.
The flip side is humbling.
To think that people don't just SAY, "I'm here for you..."
But really ARE there for us, is incredibly, amazingly humbling.
We had someone tell us recently, "I want you to know you're not alone. We want to help you and walk through life with you as you raise these special kiddos. Tell us what we can do to help."
Doers.
People who love us enough not to just pay lip service to the idea of helping where we need it, but who put that love in action.
It's amazing.
And I can't repay that love, that care, that concern, that help, that compassion that sometimes our family NEEDS... and those people are right. there. when. you. need. them. no. questions. asked.
Doers.
For example, I can't leave Celia in the care of just anyone. But sometimes I HAVE to leave her. I have sweet friends and family who have taken it upon themselves to learn how to care for her, so that I can leave her in total confidence. Ready,willing and thrilled to care for our blessing if I need their help.
Doers.
Meals when we need them, people who have totally altered their lives to come assist us when we need it.
Humbling.
These are precious gifts of love that I can never repay.
It melts me to tears time and time again.
"Thank you" seems inadequate.
And though I am not good at the receiving end of this kind of love, I am honored to be cared for, to be loved by, to have help from these amazing people God has put in our lives.
I am a BETTER PERSON because of each one of you giving sacrificially into the lives of me and my children.
Thank you, THANK YOU... for loving our family the way that you have.
"My little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and in truth." I John 3:18
They have made decisions to help us in ways that can't really be re-paid.
And honestly, I don't do well with that.
I like to be the giver, the doer, the helper.
The flip side is humbling.
To think that people don't just SAY, "I'm here for you..."
But really ARE there for us, is incredibly, amazingly humbling.
We had someone tell us recently, "I want you to know you're not alone. We want to help you and walk through life with you as you raise these special kiddos. Tell us what we can do to help."
Doers.
People who love us enough not to just pay lip service to the idea of helping where we need it, but who put that love in action.
It's amazing.
And I can't repay that love, that care, that concern, that help, that compassion that sometimes our family NEEDS... and those people are right. there. when. you. need. them. no. questions. asked.
Doers.
For example, I can't leave Celia in the care of just anyone. But sometimes I HAVE to leave her. I have sweet friends and family who have taken it upon themselves to learn how to care for her, so that I can leave her in total confidence. Ready,willing and thrilled to care for our blessing if I need their help.
Doers.
Meals when we need them, people who have totally altered their lives to come assist us when we need it.
Humbling.
These are precious gifts of love that I can never repay.
It melts me to tears time and time again.
"Thank you" seems inadequate.
And though I am not good at the receiving end of this kind of love, I am honored to be cared for, to be loved by, to have help from these amazing people God has put in our lives.
I am a BETTER PERSON because of each one of you giving sacrificially into the lives of me and my children.
Thank you, THANK YOU... for loving our family the way that you have.
"My little children, let us not love with word or with tongue but in deed and in truth." I John 3:18
I, too, have learned how to humble myself and accept service during this long adoption process. Last Saturday as I carried things up from my car from the "baby shower" my friends at church gave me, I felt overwhelmed and frozen. I'd asked for humanitarian supplies at my shaower instead of gifts for my daughter and now faced 250+ sample-size tubes of toothpaste in their little boxes inside bigger boxes. I didn't know when I'd have time to take them all out because it was easier to pack them in bags instead of boxes.
ReplyDeleteSunday at church one of the sisters asked if there was anything I needed, anything she could do to help me. Suddenly, those boxes of toothpaste came to mind. She and her husband and two kids came over later that day and took care of it all. With the four of them, it took an hour. I know it would have taken me 4x that long being only one person. One hour of service on their part took an enormous load off my shoulders that I didn't realize had been so heavy, but my mood lifted, I felt happy again and ready to tackle the next chore.
Oh, and while they were doing the toothpaste, I was able to clean the bathroom and receive a call from a medical company rep who was sending me samples of things I need for my daughter.
I am so glad I found your blog again! We traveled to China just a month before you to bring home our son but before that I followed your journey on RQ and wondered how the girls were doing! Blessings to your precious family!
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