My dear friend, Debby told me about this blog a while ago and I have become a bit of a stocker since I first read Shannon's beautiful take on life. She's a gifted and talented writer and I adore her. I secretly hope I will get to meet her this side of Heaven. She recently wrote a post inspired by the book Surprised by Motherhood about her son that I have re-read multiple times and every time it brings tears to my eyes. She writes this about parenting a child from a hard place:
"But my child gave me the gift of ripping the mask off my ugly, making me face it every single day, no where to turn, no where to hide. Loving him has set me free from the stunning arrogance that I could fix him, or anyone. It's not within my skill set. It was never meant to be." (emphasis mine)
I feel like she took these words straight from my own heart. I have learned more from parenting kids that have been deeply hurt than anything else in my life. By a long shot. God has used it to shine more light onto my sin than I ever thought possible and He has used it to remind me of His great love and mercy.
If you have a child from a difficult past please take the time to read Shannon's entire post. I hope you are as encouraged as I am.
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