Evidence of Grace.

Let me start of by just describing Miss Finley Claire! God has graciously given her to us to care for, and He blesses me everyday with her presence! She's 6 months old now and getting BUSY as a bee! Her first 6 months of life have consisted of a lot of transition, a lot of CUTENESS, and a lot of grace! We were in Bangkok for her birth and 6 weeks later moved to India, then on to our new city, and since we have travelled to Nepal and then south India. She has had E COLI, chickenpox, and several respiratory illnesses. We have experienced God's grace and faithfulness thru it all! She is a trooper for sure! She loves to eat and just recently began solids, she is a good sleeper and LOVES to play! She started crawling at 5 months old, saying DADA and sits up all by herself. She is daily covered from head to toe with kisses from her brothers and sisters and she has beautiful blue eyes and a long curly tongue!!! She is plain ADORABLE and we are extremely thankful for her life. Braxton is completely in love with her and makes her laugh hard. It is sweet. Lilly is amazingly helpful with her and Jonny is so gentle. Ella is like a little mommy to her and has been a great help!

As I think of GOD's grace through these past months, as He has increased my faith and lavished care after care upon our family, I am humbled. I am humbled that He would restore our family day after day. I am humbled that HE would consider us and bless us with these children. I am grateful that HE would hear the prayers prayed for Finley and our family during the hard times, and that He cares for us. I am thankful for HIS character, HIS love, HIS faithfulness. 

2 Corinthians 1:3 says, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."

We have a Father of mercies, a God of all comfort who does not change or grow weary!!! I grow weary at times especially when it comes to things like sickness of a baby, childrearing, living cross-culturally and being away from ones I adore, but I have my trust in a POWERFUL, merciful, comforting, REDEEMING God! 

2 Corinthians continues on to say... "But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again. You also must help us by prayer,  so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many."

I love that HE is the MASTER Deliverer, He brings deliverance and FREEDOM, and a hope of blessing that comes from reliance on HIM. And I love that He considers our prayers and allows us to talk with HIM and seek HIM in all things. Interceding for others is beautiful!

As I look back, I just thank Him for never leaving us or forsaking us, I thank Him for teaching us, sustaining us, and for giving us a hope and a future. And I am blown away at how HE loves us. 

There is evidence of HIS grace through and through and we are so thankful.