Monday Morning...by Mommy

I just finished reading the blog of my very best friend, Kim, who is also in process to adopt orphans from Ethiopia....Kim and I have been friends for 17 yrs and have done many things in ministy together...We laugh as we grow older and see what the Lord has done in our lives..We were young babies when we met...just married..decorating apartments...big hair...then we had our babies Meghan(now 15) and Emma (almost 16) together and we loved it. We got together daily and had play group..went to the park..shopped at Babies r Us and loved dressing our girls.....When we started our walks with the Lord, he started our path toward holiness together and we went through some times!!!!! God is humerous and sanctification (being changed into Christ's image) is sometimes painful and certainly can cause some stressers in friendship...But Kim and I continued on life's journey together....Back around 10 years ago we started serving together at Church and we began a bonding in the spirit....we realized God had put us together to walk our spiritual walk two by two (as he did with many people in scripture).. We have seen God use us together (although we are so different in the ways we handle things)....God has poured his favor on our unity and our walking with him in service...In this phase of our life, in our forty's, wouldn't you know God has given us both such a tremendous burden for orphans and such a zeal to help them in anyway we can.....Isn't God funny???? Never would I have thought that at 43 I would be in the place I am.....and Kim and I would be talking about cribs and play areas again....We both have wonderful teens and young adults who love the Lord and walk personal walks with the Lord....We are blessed amongst woman (I know , Mary is too.....but so are we).....Some might say  (and have said) "what if you get children from Ethiopia and they are unhealthy????What if they have issues...?? What if ...What if ..What if??????   Kim and I are not "what if , friends"?????   We are friends who pray for one another......laugh at life's ups an downs......cry , too....but only for a little while........God is Good to place people in our lives for all of the seasons he has for us.....to encourage us....to lift up our hands when we are down.....to speak the truth of God's word into our hearts so we can stand firm when when have been shot with an arrow..(we all have them , right)....Thank you Lord......for this day......and for all of the encouragers you have surrounded me with!!!! Especially my Tee Tee...Kimmy!