Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly
More and more I am praying for discernment when it comes to seeking advice
I am learning more and more to pray and seek God first
it's so important
and I've noticed the difference
I re-read this post yesterday evening and then this morning listened to a John Piper sermon about one of the purposes of marriage being to create new worshippers of God whether through biological childbearing or adoption or fostering or just making your God-centred home a place where all the kids love to be, and I prayed.. for myself and her father, and need to do so continually. Lord please help us to be images of you, reflections of your love, teachers of your Word and doers also, to bring up this child in the nurture and admonition of You. In Jesus' mighty name, Amen.
PS - Kisses to you Shimmie
You are surrounded by the love of God and His angels who have been assigned, to carry your baby gently from your womb, into this earth realm.
I hope this is okay to put here. It is truly random and it happened at church so I guess here is fine.
I work in the nursery at church and this Sunday there was a little baby that looked just like me as a kid! @_@ I swear you would have thought she was my kid. Same skin complexion, same curl pattern, hair was in a bun like I wore then. She even acted like me. Cried in the corner for her mom and then wanted to be picked up and feel promptly asleep in my arms.
We actually had on matching clothing too This probably sounds unremarkable, but, I've been working in the nursery for 10 years and I've never thought this.
In the expression of a random thought, I don't get four things about your story: (1) how long has the child been in the nursery?; (2) didn't you mean instead of "I've never thought this" that "you never saw her?"; (3) I never see kids have matching clothes to adults--don't mean matching patterns or colors?; and (4) how big is the nursery in terms of number of kids? Those things were very much unclear from your story. It is good that you worked for 10 years in the nursery because whatever you do for Christ will last if we are His. What has been your experience in those 10 years? Are you running it?
@Nice Lady
I'm so sorry I really do have a problem clearly relating back stories. I hope these answers help some.
1. This is the first time I've ever seen the child, but, she could have come a sunday I wasn't there.
2. No, I meant I've never thought 'wow, this child reminds me of myself.' Ever.
3. Yes, I meant matching colors. We both had on egg plant tops and black bottoms.
4. It depends on the month and the Sunday. The Sunday I work always has the least amount of kids; I at most will have 2. And no, I'm not running it. I just volunteer one sun. every month (all the nursery workers do.) For the most part I enjoy working in the nursery. It's been interesting, sometimes exhausting. While I adore babies I'm thinking of making this my last year.
Nice Lady said:Well, you answered almost all the questions, but the last one wasn't really. But, it was so nice of you to share that story of 10 years of work in the nursery. It doessn't really matter...
I'm a little at your questioning.
@Nice LadyWell, you answered almost all the questions, but the last one wasn't really. But, it was so nice of you to share that story of 10 years of work in the nursery. It doessn't really matter...
@Nice Lady
I'm sorry, I'm a little confused as well. Are you being sarcastic with me? It's hard to tell online.
If you are, I wasn't trying to make it a big deal or anything and I'm sorry it came off that way. I only shared that because, I've never thought that in the time I've worked there and I wanted to give a point of reference.
But thanks for making me feel bad about it.
I'll go ahead and remove the story b/c I didn't know that's how it'd be seen. If you don't mind would you remove my comment you quoted?
I guess it's a misunderstanding on my part then. I apologize. I'm not sure why you're underlining 10 years though? I'm also, not sure what I didn't answer.I was interested in your story. I didn't understand where you were going with it. So, I asked questions. That's it in a nutshell....
@brg I just read your post and I thought that it was so sweet. I could only imagine what you were experiencing at that moment...especially when the little girl fell asleep in your arms....too cute!nvm........