I can't believe it has been four years since I last blogged. But, as you can see, coming home with five children (ages 2-12) in 13 months sent me for a spin - to say the least!! Plus, operating THREE dairies at the time (now FOUR), I barely had time to sleep. Of course, I had to sneak in a knee replacement that first year that they were all home... We did Disney with the three youngest kids the week before the surgery, so I enjoyed the "magic of Disney" from a wheel chair. But, it turned out to be the way to go! There was a place to put all the bags, carry a kid on my lap, and, first in line always!!! :)
I have returned to working on book two - which is the story of how God brought all these children to our home. As you may know - while in process of bringing home child two, which took three trips to Ukraine - I was blogging live. It was such a crazy, crazy adventure with the worst snowstorm in 200 years - Rome hadn't seen snow in 200 years - it was unbelievable. I had to take down the blog, because it was too detailed and put the adoption process in danger. More of that in book two (to wet your appetite I hope)! :)
For today, I want to share a chat God and I had at 4am this morning. It has been a loooongg, tough, treacherous, harrowing, exhilarating, fascinating, thrilling, glorious, and worth it all journey the past three years since all five children have been home.
Yesterday, a European sparrow made her way into our screened in porch. Valera, Yarik, and I tried for an hour to get her to fly out the door - without success. We called in Bill, the neighbor, if you read Book One; he was the one crossing my yard in his camo with a tree stand tied to his back and on his way to hunt a deer on our property. Anyway... he is the "animal expert" that comes with a net, that is the main thing! Together, we finally got her to fly down and net her - which took throwing CeCe's little, stuffed toys 25 feet up to the vaulted ceiling to get her flying again - and eventually tired.
We gently released her from the net, as she had gotten tangled in it a bit. Valera softly pet her head, told her she was free now, and let her fly off. She landed on a tree branch right outside the window, looking into where she had sat when she was inside the porch. Strange, as she watched us for awhile. She was happy, but i thought, "perhaps she's wondering how she got stuck in there, and is grateful to us for freeing her..."
Return to 4am this morning.... the Lord brought that incident to my mind and said:
"You know Deborah, you have been through a lot these past few years. Just as that little sparrow had to fly until she was tired enough to drop low enough that you could net her to free her - without her understanding all of your shenanigans to keep her flying to wear her out, which would lead to her freedom - that has been your path with me these last few years. I have had to wear you out through every tough, exhausting moment to get you to finally let go and give up, so I could rescue you. As the sparrow - you still had to net her to get her to freedom and she did not understand your plan - SAME FOR YOU. Not ONLY have I worn you out and brought you to the point of hopelessness; I had to capture you, untangle you, gently caress you, and LEAD you to FREEDOM. So get going gal! Back to living your life WITH ME, "leaping and jumping like a calf released from the stall (Malachi 4:2)". It's all been Me... SURPRISE!!! Love you, My little one."
Back at ya! Poppa... :)
Okay, I added the happy face, because I imagined Him laughing. And how cleverly He weaved in Malachi 4:2 - isn't it Wesley??? Got my marching, well... skipping and leaping orders... I'm ready to roll!
Blessings!
I have returned to working on book two - which is the story of how God brought all these children to our home. As you may know - while in process of bringing home child two, which took three trips to Ukraine - I was blogging live. It was such a crazy, crazy adventure with the worst snowstorm in 200 years - Rome hadn't seen snow in 200 years - it was unbelievable. I had to take down the blog, because it was too detailed and put the adoption process in danger. More of that in book two (to wet your appetite I hope)! :)
For today, I want to share a chat God and I had at 4am this morning. It has been a loooongg, tough, treacherous, harrowing, exhilarating, fascinating, thrilling, glorious, and worth it all journey the past three years since all five children have been home.
Yesterday, a European sparrow made her way into our screened in porch. Valera, Yarik, and I tried for an hour to get her to fly out the door - without success. We called in Bill, the neighbor, if you read Book One; he was the one crossing my yard in his camo with a tree stand tied to his back and on his way to hunt a deer on our property. Anyway... he is the "animal expert" that comes with a net, that is the main thing! Together, we finally got her to fly down and net her - which took throwing CeCe's little, stuffed toys 25 feet up to the vaulted ceiling to get her flying again - and eventually tired.
We gently released her from the net, as she had gotten tangled in it a bit. Valera softly pet her head, told her she was free now, and let her fly off. She landed on a tree branch right outside the window, looking into where she had sat when she was inside the porch. Strange, as she watched us for awhile. She was happy, but i thought, "perhaps she's wondering how she got stuck in there, and is grateful to us for freeing her..."
Return to 4am this morning.... the Lord brought that incident to my mind and said:
"You know Deborah, you have been through a lot these past few years. Just as that little sparrow had to fly until she was tired enough to drop low enough that you could net her to free her - without her understanding all of your shenanigans to keep her flying to wear her out, which would lead to her freedom - that has been your path with me these last few years. I have had to wear you out through every tough, exhausting moment to get you to finally let go and give up, so I could rescue you. As the sparrow - you still had to net her to get her to freedom and she did not understand your plan - SAME FOR YOU. Not ONLY have I worn you out and brought you to the point of hopelessness; I had to capture you, untangle you, gently caress you, and LEAD you to FREEDOM. So get going gal! Back to living your life WITH ME, "leaping and jumping like a calf released from the stall (Malachi 4:2)". It's all been Me... SURPRISE!!! Love you, My little one."
Back at ya! Poppa... :)
Okay, I added the happy face, because I imagined Him laughing. And how cleverly He weaved in Malachi 4:2 - isn't it Wesley??? Got my marching, well... skipping and leaping orders... I'm ready to roll!
Blessings!
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