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 I can only imagine my greatest gift in life has been Jena. I don’t know what I did to deserve such a glorious compliment. My only response could be; all the mornings and nights I prayed for a wife. God only knew how desperately and necessary I needed this precious being and angel. I am the sail on a boat being thrashed around by the wind and currents and she is the rutter that always keeps me on course.
“It’s a mistake”, “If it was God’s will, why is everyone so against it?”, “You are being foolish and immature” Is what they told us when we first began. It was so difficult for us to understand the irrational and negative response. It left us cold and bitter towards the church for a long time.
Time has past, wounds have healed but only to leave lasting scars. Even when our family and friends forsaked us, we remained in our Father’s blessing. I can only believe this to be true after seeing our beautiful little ones. They run around with their innocent naivities left untouched by life’s hardships. They are us and we want to protect them from all the things that have scarred us. They are the fruits of our hardships. They are the blessings that count towards the past, present and future. The fruits of our life are few but their value is immessurable. If I can take a line from a movie “I see God when I look in their faces.” God has been forever graceful and I remain forever grateful.
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