March 2020

Would you guys be willing to adopt….?

Those words I always thought I wanted to hear. But certainly not now, not at the expense of his mother, a young woman that we’ve come to know and love. A young woman who is a product of the system itself, with little to no family or support system. With no one to teach her how to mother, how to maintain a job, or believe she has worth. Strong in ways she shouldn’t have to be, and ways that won’t bring her the success in life she desires. Strong physically, in the sense of violence. Strong mentally, in the sense of mastering the art of manipulation and lying. Strong independently, yet never trusting someone enough to let them help. Strong in all the wrong ways. And now, after all she’s been through, and as a result of choices she made but didn’t at the same time, here she was, on the brink of losing her only child. How does one knock down all of these “strong walls” that have been built up? How does one even begin to chip away at them, so that the light peers in and she is able to see truth, love and experience freedom? That’s what I desire now, for her, for this mama, this friend. For her to see the light of Jesus, to be healed and set free. And for her and her son, her family, to be restored. Thank you Jesus for showing me your heart, I’m glad that tears burst forth when I was asked those words, because I know that my heart is in alignment with yours Lord; to restore families and transform hearts.