Change can be a beautiful thing, but for some reason most of us dread the thought of our normal being shifted in any way. I kinda go both ways. I love change in some areas and other's such as a new wheelchair could take me months to adjust to. Change and seasons are so natural in life, yet we often fight away the chance at a fresh start or new blessing in fear of the unknown.
Our family is going through a new season. I'm not sure we can totally put our finger on it but we certainly feel it. Of course there is the obvious of our most recent adoption -- but this new season goes beyond that. It makes me excited and scared all at the same time. Maybe part of it is that we have changed, matured as a family and grown to have a better understanding of the purpose God has for us here in this moment. I just don't know.
Anyway, as a part of that change Adam and I have begun, with the blessing of our Pastors, to look for a new church to call home. I know so many people are probably gasping at this point. It kinda makes me chuckle when I think in my mind of the reaction -- only because it proves my next point. We as humans seem to think that change always comes out of dissatisfaction or something negative. In fact, us, especially as Americans often put change off until the very last moment. We often don't change our eating habits until we are warned by our physician that we are due to have a heart attack any day, or we don't start exercising until we can't fit into any of our clothes -- we tend to always wait until there is a negative to respond to. Actually if you think about it, failure to change when change is needed can often lead to being is a bad place in life -- feeling rotten and uneasy.
Rest assured, we feel no sense of negativity towards our current church family. Change is most amazing when it comes out of satisfaction and happiness and even maybe a leap of faith. That's where we are at. We love our current home church -- they will always be a part of our family. But we just got this feeling God has something just around the corner and is waiting for us to take that step and go seek it out.
Change can be lots of fun. It's gets my adrenalin pumpin' and my spiritual mind open to the possibilities God just might have.
Anyway -- just look at my babies. Without our ability to seek out change this would have never happened.
God has amazing plans for our lives -- sometimes we just got to take the first step.
8 comments:
I love hearing about your Faith and how you listening so closely to God as a family :) Best of the best...
Loved this post. Loved it!
I get so excited every time you post! Just love how strong your faith is, and of course the wonderful pictures of all of your beautiful children :)
Where is this playground? My son reminds me of Angela and he would love this swing.
Oh Karen~Your heart. I attempted a comment the other day and my computer crashed and I wonder if that was meant to happen due to reading this post tonight. My heart was drawn to those who are disabled 24 years ago. I worked in Independant Living with many, many adults with a whole host of disabilities for nearly seven years. I LOVED it!! I lived with them full-time and part-time over those years. There are too many stories to share here but maybe someday I will get a chance to sit down with you.
One story will always stick out in my mind though. During my interview process I was introduced to the three women I would spend most of my time with. The supervisor of this home told me that this one woman "never does anything". My immediate thought was, "Has anyone ever tried?" I sat on the floor rolling a soccer ball to her for a couple of months, teaching her how to roll it back and one day she picked up the ball, came over to me and said, "Ball?" She then sat on the floor, I sat across from her and she started to roll the ball back and forth with me. She was so excited that she kept pounding her hands together and rubbing them together, she was laughing and she smiled so big!! I had reached her. I had never felt so proud and sat there praising God for what He had done through me.
What you and Adam are doing for your little ones is beyond a gift. You are giving them real family, real love and a real hope to be all they can be on this earth. I am always so interested to hear about your walk with them because God has given me a heart for those individuals with disabilities of all kinds and I am so inspired to hear about and see what you are doing in the lives of these children. My heart overflows with love for what you are doing. God could not have chosen better for these two special children. You and Adam, as well as Madi, are their gift from God.
If you ever need help with anything, please do not hesitate to call. I wish you all the best at your new church home. Change IS good and it IS necessary sometimes in order for there to be continued growth. MSF has been a huge blessing in our lives. Mark and I realize that there may come a time for us to move on as well. It's just not today. God will surely let us know and we are always open to whatever His plans may be for us. Even if they are difficult plans to follow. We will continue in our prayers for you and the family, as has become routine here in the Yarnall household. We love you guys and look forward to continuing to share in your journey. Blessings!!
I don't know you, Karen-but I *am* your sister in the Lord. I just want to say that you are AMAZING. Your family is a walking, living, breathing example of the transforming power of love. You go, girl.
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I came across this and immediately thought of you.
@Kelly. Yes. I wish. I've seen those many times. Too bad they are so expensive!!!
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