Hello little one. I'm sorry I haven't written to you in a while. I've thought about you a lot, as I always do, but just haven't taken the time to write to you. I'm sorry about that.
Life has been ok since I last wrote to you. There has been lots happening and my head has been spinning a lot and I've been trying to get my head wrapped around it all.
Let's see, where should I begin? I've been following Lucy's story each and every day. It breaks my heart and I find myself being consumed with worry, praying and thinking about this poor little girl.
I also have a friend who just had a baby and let me just say, Carter...you continue to amaze me. My friend was 37 weeks pregnant and wasn't feeling her baby move...she told me she couldn't stop thinking about you and what happened. So, she went into the hospital and it's a good thing she did. Long story short...the baby almost didn't survive and is still in the NICU (born on the 8th). You continue to teach people things. Eventhough you are not "present" here, you are "present" in the minds of people still. I am SO grateful for that. You still amaze me.
Then I've been kind of hurt lately by some comments made by people in terms of religion. I understand living the way God wants us to live...but I just can't shake the hurt when things are even indirectly targeted at me or the people I love. I was reading a devotion to your little sister last night and thankfully was reassured when I read the verses at the end of it.
The Most Important Commandment
One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’No other commandment is greater than these.”
-Mark 12:28-31
I don't understand why, when the Bible is so clear, people think they can be mean about religion. No wonder people hate Christians. No wonder people don't go to church. I don't want to be that kind of person. I want to live my life in a way that is pleasing to Him. My mom taught me when I was growing up that at the end of the day, I needed to be able to answer to #1 my God #2 myself and #2 my family. If I can do those things, then I am living the way I should.
I also heard a really neat thing last week that I have been trying to live more by as well. It's an acronym and here it is:
R elationships are everything
I nspire others with your actions
C ontribute to and serve others
H ave a HAPPY mindset
You have taught me those exact things and hearing them last week just solidified them in my mind. Thank you for continuing to teach me. Thank you for loving me from afar. Thank you for reminding me that it's not worth arguing with people about things that don't matter in the greater scheme of things.
Carter, please put in a good word for little Lucy and my friend's baby, Felicity. Those sweet, perfect, little girls need all the love, support and prayers they can get.
Send me some love too little one. I sure do miss you. I love you.
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