Gifts

I just returned home from delivering some coolers to the camp site of our youth ministry summer retreat. What a great group of kids we have; not just our bio's, but so many sweet kids that God has blessed us to minister to! They set everything up and didn't complain about the temp, though it was not as warm as we thought it was going to be.

Kimmy is in charge of her small group, getting them all together and coordinated. What an awesome daughter God has given Teresa and i. So mature, so organized, so full of life and so full of love for her Lord.

Grant is teamed up J Sarr and they have 8-9 guys in their site. Grant is getting to be such a man. Giving directions, smiling more, growing in the Lord. How can this man be my son? He is too kind to be mine. He must be Teresa's.

Garrett went over early with his friends and I was anxious to see him. He walks into the camp site with no shirt on, touting his double six pack abs. How did he get all those muscles, brains and a great personality? He is such a leader.

What will our new son be like? What will he be known for? Will he be able to fit right in with this kaleidoscope of a family? Will he be a little bit of each of us, or a completely new thread? Regardless, our love will take him in. We are dreaming of what that will be like.

Teresa; what a mom! It will be no time and he will have her heart like the other 3; tears streaming for the smallest of successes. She is an amazing woman is so many ways; none traditional; all unique to my completer.

How is it that God has given me all these gifts and crowns them all with the gift of His Son. Wrapping me in His righteousness; Love has taken me in. Adopted into His family; totally undeserving, bringing nothing of value to Him that He has not first given me. How can this be? I belong to Him, the loneliness ends, the new life begins for me; for the kids; for Teresa; for our new son. The miracle starts- Love will never let us go. Thanks SCC.