Mother's Day

Since today is Mother's Day you might expect that you would find me inside a church. Instead I am taking the church to a lady I met a week or so ago. She and her husband lost there jobs and subsequently lost their house and the state took their daughter. I met her in the most "foot in your mouth" kind of way! I walked into the place she now works and she asked me how I was. I promptly responded "TIRED" But I'll be better though, when I get a large cup of coffee with cream and sugar! Then I went on to pour out all my troubles. Why not? She was listening and seemed to care. I needed someone to talk to and I had been praying all day! I think God may have needed a break (Just kidding about God needing a break)
So I proceeded to tell her about my two biological children and the three foster care children we just took in a few months ago. I said I was exhausted, that the boys were full of energy and that I was burdened by their situation etc. Oh yah, I went on and on to a perfect stranger!
Then the FOOT WENT IN! She says to me, "yeah, I lost my daughter about three months ago. The state took her because we couldn't care for her." Wow. Me and my big stupid mouth! She was a mom grieving the loss of her child to foster care and I was standing their grumbling.
I shared the Gospel with her and told her I would pray for her and I do!
I am going to try and find her today. I am going to hug her and share God's love with her in some small way. This IS the church. Jesus PLEASE minister to this lady through me. Then I am going to prepare a small "feast" for the biological mom of the three children in our care. Please pray as we go about trying to be Jesus to the broken-hearted.
I will be praying this song as I try to find her.
By Britt Nicole:
Feels like I've been here forever,
Why can't you just intervene?
Do you see the tears keep falling
I'm falling apart at the seams,
You never said the road would be easy
You said you would never leave,
And you never promised that this life isn't hard,
But you promised you'd take care of me,
So I'll stop searching for the answer,
I'll stop praying for an escape,
I'll trust you God with where I am
And believe you will have your way,
Just have your way,
Just have your way,
My friends and my family have left me,
And I feel so ashamed and so cold,
Remind me you take broken things,
And turn them into beautiful,
So I'll stop searching for the answer,
I'll stop praying for an escape,
I'll trust you God with where I am
And believe that you will have your way,
Just have your way,
Just have your way,
Even if my dreams have died,
Eve if I don't survive,
I'll still worship you with all my life,
My life, yeah,
And I'll stop searching for the answers,
I'll stop praying for an escape,
And I'll trust you God with where I am,
And believe that you will have you way,
Just have your way,
Just have your way, yeah
I know you will,
I won't forget,
You love me,
Have your way,
Yeah