tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338548322518010022.post319390840539762328..comments2023-08-16T09:17:56.557-05:00Comments on With A Hopeful Heart: Can I have fries with that?Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604810218733272554noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4338548322518010022.post-60599464761712278082008-12-05T16:27:00.000-06:002008-12-05T16:27:00.000-06:00Oh Sarah - Thank you for your comment today - YOU ...Oh Sarah - Thank you for your comment today - YOU MADE MY DAY!!!<BR/><BR/>I know right where you are at. Timmy is our youngest and he is 4 and a half. As I type that I sit in disbelief that it has been 5.5 years since I have seen those lovely two pink lines and danced for joy with Emma (2 months old) in my arms! <BR/><BR/>I miss it. I want it again. But it's just not about what we want. I had such a hard time reconciling what I am being called to with what I THOUGHT I was being called to. Clearly, we are not being called to have a large family. Would we answer that call? Yes, in a heartbeat. We are, however, being called to have a small family. And so should I answer that call with any less joy or enthusiasm? No, I should lay down my life for this calling in just the same way. <BR/><BR/>I have had every possible emotion in the past 5 years and there are still days when I wrestle with God on this one....but each and every time it comes back to this:<BR/><BR/>"For I know well the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe! Plans to give you a future full of hope. When you call me, when you go to pray to me, I will listen to you. When you look for me, you will find me. When you seek me with all your heart, you will find me with you, says the Lord." - Jeremiah 29:11-14<BR/><BR/>Feel free to email me anytime if you ever want to "talk" more about this journey we are on. <BR/><BR/>Peace and love this advent....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com