Little Blessings

Rose got a book from her teacher last year, and I assumed it was just something the teacher gave to every student as an end-of-the-year farewell gift, so when I opened it up and looked at the first page, I was suprised to find a little note from her teacher in there.

"Rose, Your actions each day demonstrate what it means to have the love of
Jesus in your heart."

...And that about sums her up.

Today Rose is 11 yrs old. She was my easiest birth, only a few minutes of light hard labour (do those two words cancel each other out?) and when the doctor came in to tell me it was time to start pushing, I didn't believe him.

"Already? I'm not even in any pain."

The next two years made up for the lack of pain though. She nursed *and only nursed* for that entire two years. She wouldn't eat, sleep, or stay with anyone at all.

She was very strong-willed, and still is.
We tried to put her in a crib at two. She got so angry that she bashed her face on the rails until she bled. We took her out of the crib and gave her a regular bed. She got out and bashed her face on the door. Everyone said...

"Don't worry. She won't hurt herself. Kids will stop when it hurts."

But when we went to check on her, she would be sleeping right behind door, with both the back of the door and her little face covered in blood.

I think she hurt herself.

But that's my Rose.























She is so determined that she will allow herself to get hurt in order to acheive her goals. While it can be trying, and it so is, it can also be used for God's glory and I'm counting on that. After all, He did create her with this spirit for a reason. Nothing takes Him by suprise.

At 6 lbs 12oz, she was my very first baby girl. When I introduced her to her uncle, his first observation was,
"She even looks like a girl. Look at her little lips!"
She's my little princess. My little fragrance of heaven on earth. Always concerned for her brothers and sisters, such a huge help to me at home, a gentle and polite spirit, friendly, caring, insightful, thoughtful, and knows how to discern the voice of Jesus.


Now, we just gotta work on the part where she discerns His voice and then listens to Him instead of her own heart and feelings. In good time though. Once we get that determination focused on God...

Gates of hell, ...Look out!

The day ended with Stephanie's beautiful and touching testimony at the Thunder Bay Christian Woman's Club. It was like a breath of fresh air. She spoke in such a way that everyone could relate, and she closed by leaving us to challenge the contents of our hearts, and an earnest prayer for the ladies there. I left there feeling refreshed and ready to apply her words to my own heart before the Lord.

I'll leave you with the picture Stephanie painted for us to refect on...

Throughout the entire day, the sunflower will always seek and turn it's face
towards the sun.

May I be like the sunflower and spend my days seeking the glorious face of the Son, fixing my eyes on Him alone.