Who am I?

Well, the other night I had one of those "moments" when you question who you really are.  I woke up to find Cameron in the bathroom in pain.  His stomach was hurting him horribly.  The first thing I did was ask him some questions about where the pain was and try to figure out what might be causing it.  Then, I asked him if he wanted a TUMS.  Tums are our go to medicine when we have tummy issues (which is almost daily).  Normally Cameron says, "No!"  He never wants to take medicine...I think he gets that from his mama!  Anyway, he said, "YES!" So, I gave him some medicine and then sat down beside him in the bathroom and wished I could take away his pain.

NOW...

That seems very normal and caring...doesn't it?

However, why were my first actions to trust in medicine and then go straight to wishful thinking????
WHY did I not talk to God first?

I realized as I was sitting on the bathroom wishing I could take away Cameron's pain that I had the most amazing healing power accessible to me through God and I hadn't yet asked for it.  Why?  I sat for a few minutes feeling frustrated and confused! 
There are a few things I am certain of...

• God is REAL
• God is THERE
• God is LISTENING
• God LOVES me and my children
• God wants me to COME to Him
• God is our ever constant help in times of trouble

So, why wasn't that my first reaction...to ask God to heal my son? 
As soon as I realized my focus was on the wrong things I prayed with Cameron. I prayed the normal, "God, help Cameron to feel better!  Take away his pain...etc"  THEN, I prayed silently. "God, take away this pain from Cameron so quickly that he will know that YOU are the one who healed him.  Help this be a moment for him to see your power and how you answer our prayers!" I continued to pray this way for a couple minutes until I noticed Cameron relax.  He had been unable to get comfortable because of the pain and then immediately his body stopped wrestling around and became calm.  I asked him how he felt and he said, "better".  So we prayed out loud, thanking God for helping Cameron and we talked about what had just happened...what an amazing experience.

Who am I? I am Loved! I am Accepted! I am Blessed! I am Thankful!  God loves me no matter what I do...no matter how long it takes me to REMEMBER to turn to HIM!  For that I am so THANKFUL!  I know who I am...I'm HIS! 

You are HIS too!!

Fall Fun!

It's FALL in Haiti!  The last few days have been rainy, cloudy and chilly! 
As a family we have celebrated this change in season by carving pumpkins.  The boys still remember some things that we used to do in the states during this time and thanks to the West Ridge team who came to visit us a couple weeks ago we were able to enjoy pumpkin carving here in Haiti.  The boys had a blast...got all messy and gooey.  Then we roasted the seeds and had a great snack too.  It was so much fun! Thanks again to the West Ridge team!