June 17, 2017
Leah ended up having a rough transition coming back home from camp last night. After the excitement over her newly painted room wore off she had a reminder of Keren that made her sad. Then she tried to hang out with friends at a birthday party but couldn’t find it in herself to have fun. She just kept saying that she felt weird and wanted to be alone. Joel and I had already been having a rough week with her being gone and then to see her upset took a toll on us. We went up to her room at bedtime to sit with her and try talking to her to help her feel better. She was smiling and kept thanking me for painting her room. Then, all of a sudden, her eyes got huge and she exclaimed, “Mom, these are the same colors that you picked out for me to make a bracelet for you in the hospital!” You see, one of the gifts she got at the very beginning was a bracelet maker and I chose the colors blue (for Jesse), purple (for Leah), pink (for Phoebe), and green (for Keren) to make mine with. I had not realized it when I was choosing the paint colors, I was just trying to match the pictures on her walls. Leah immediately proclaimed it a “God thing” and realized that His hand was in the painting of her room. She said, “Now I’m really glad that you painted my room.” Jesse even said, “Uh, Leah, I may be spending a lot more time in here.” My children see God working in our lives! Praise Him from whom all blessings flow!!!
Fighting Fire with Light 