Yesterday in Part 1 of Something About a Booger, guest blogger Amy Stout wrote about the many years she and her husband waited for their daughter’s first meaningful sentence. When the great day came, Kylie looked at her daddy and said, “I want booger out, please!” Since that momentous event, Amy has drawn some spiritual applications guaranteed to make you smile, too.
Something About a Booger, Part 2
Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.
~Louisa May Alcott
As I have contemplated all of these happenings in our lives I am brought back to a couple of passages that have meant so very much to me over the years. They were a comfort to me when my husband was away for weeks at a time (in the military), during the pain and lessons learned through infertility, during our adoption process, during the 6 months that Dan was unemployed and now as we walk with our Kylie experiencing autism.
A Reason For Faith
Romans 8:25: But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Proverbs 13:12: Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
Jeremiah 33:3: Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee GREAT and MIGHTY things, which thou knowest not. (emphasis added)
As a believer, I have great personal faith in my God. To some, it seems simplistic, but when you have seen what I have seen…. well, let me share just one (quick) personal testimony….
When I was a teenager, my dad lost his job. I am the oldest of four children and my mom had always been a stay at home wife/mom. So, when my dad lost his job, we had no income.
Thanksgiving Without a Turkey
I remember when Thanksgiving came that year, my mom was particularly disheartened as we did not have the typical Thanksgiving groceries required to prepare a traditional dinner.
We kids were pretty unaware about what was going on, but I remember one afternoon my mom gathering us on the couch and explaining to us that we had no food for Thanksgiving and that we were going to pray for a turkey.
At the time, I initially felt a bit of shock… Thanksgiving without a turkey? and then I felt a little sheepish… we were going to pray for a turkey???
I remember making a conscious decision to go along with it and just see what would happen. (Even though I didn’t really believe that God would care about something so silly.)
The 5 of us, my mom and we kids (age 4 to 15) lined up on our knees and asked God for food. Not just any food, but Thanksgiving food – in particular- a turkey.
When we were finished, I still felt embarrassed and rather sheepish.
We went on about our day.
Thanksgiving With a Turkey
That afternoon, there was a knock at our back door. It was a preacher friend of my dad’s who lived really far away. My mom was completely shocked to see him and, even more so, that he had thought of us (as our paths didn’t cross often). He explained that their family and church had been praying for our family and God had led them to bring us a box.
Yes, you guessed it… In that box was everything we needed to make a traditional Thanksgiving dinner – especially a turkey.
My faith changed that day.
I saw that the Great BIG GOD we serve cares about the insignificant, silly, desires of our hearts. That GREAT BIG GOD made sure that HIS KIDS had a turkey for Thanksgiving.
If God cared about a turkey, how can I doubt that he cares for my family now? God knows what our Kylie experiences. He hasn’t forgotten about us. He is working to show us “GREAT and MIGHTY things” that we cannot even fathom.
My God Has a Sense of Humor
He even loves us enough to give us a bit of blessed laughter in the form of Kylie asking Dan to pick her nose! My GOD has a sense of humor – and we will laugh about that for years to come!
Thank you God for your GIFTS (even if they are in the form of a turkey and boogers)!!
He who believes is strong; He who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede GREAT Actions.
~Louisa May Alcott
How About You?
So, how has God revealed His sense of humor through your child? Leave a comment so we can laugh along with you. To read more of Amy’s posts, visit her blog at www.histreasuredprincess.blogspot.com.
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