Our Children Sometimes Surprise Us

Moving is one of the top ten stressors on a family as I read it. In fact, so is being without a job. So, at the moment we live in two of the top ten stressors in life. That's OK, we chose this path, and we are doing our best to learn everything that we can out of it.

In fact over the last three months not only have we been able to travel and be ministered to by many people, but in those same travels we have been able to encourage and minister to others that we have not seen in many years.

Along the way, we continue to be aware of the effects of this on our children. Some of their reactions are typical to their age and personality, but sometimes they surprise us and really show a different sort of maturity.

Our seven year old daughter has drawn several pictures of Prince Edward Island, where we used to live. One was of the Confederation Bridge and another was of a sunset on the beach. She stop with just a picture though.

She also wrote notes on the back of them to tell us something important. Both of them said something to the effect of, I miss my home on Prince Edward Island, but I know that you love us and are taking care of us."

It's easy for us , even as adults, to focus on our own pain and difficulty. How many diets have you ended early or books have you started only to stop early because it was too hard. now I know that she has no choice in the matter, but she still is affirming faith in us even in hard times.

Could we be so bold as to accept our painful circumstances and trust God for His love and care?