adoption & the gospel pt 2

i rejoice in how graciously the Father has taught &
is teaching me about the gospel through our adoption of amos.
just as i was before Christ... amos had no one.
no one that would help him up if he fell.
no one to make sure he was in bed on time.
no one to comfort him if he was afraid.
he was abandoned, alone, hopeless & had nothing to call his own.
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but in God's great mercy & sovereignty...
He put amos in a home!!!!!!
out of all those sweet babies in that orphanage,
He chose amos to be in our family.
"God settles the solitary in a home." ps 68:6
amos now has a whole family who loves him
(& are learning to love him well).
he has 4 people who care if he's crying.
a mommy who makes food for him.
he has brothers who adore him & enjoy being with him.
a daddy who plays with him & treats him just as one of his sons.
he has many things that are his. & he doesn't have to fight for himself.
he is not alone.
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praise the LORD that i am not alone. my Father adopted me in.
i am a daughter. i will never be abandoned, alone & hopeless again.
i have great riches & inheritance in Christ Jesus.
hallelujah!
al

ps
read pt 1 of my series here. :)
& vote below!!! thanks!

black bean salsa

what ya need:

*2 large tomatoes, chopped & seeded

*2 15oz cans black beans, drained & rinsed

*1 15oz can corn or 2c fresh corn

*1 large avocado, chopped

*1 purple onion, chopped

*1/4c fresh cilantro

*4 Tbs lime juice

*1 Tbs red wine vinegar

*2 Tbs olive oil

*1 tsp salt

*1/2 tsp pepper

refrigerate it for a few hours.

add the avocado right before serving.

mmmmmm...
you won't be able to stop eating it.

al

we ate food in africa (instagram edition)

my healthy-food-loving-self hated how bad we ate while we were in uganda... 

but it was worth it for our boy!

al

childhood

Lord, give us wisdom in how to give our children a 

simple 

easy 

fun 

slow

lovely
Christ-filled

childhood.

al

because he loves me

(embracing the camera here)

"and they were lovely because he loved them." 

-sally lloyd-jones

so sally was talking about creation in the Jesus storybook bible & 

how all of creation was beautiful just because of God's love for them. 

& that is true of us. 

but i was thinking about how beautiful my michael makes me feel. 

everyone in the world could tell me i was beautiful,
but no one makes me feel the way he does.

i feel gorgeous when he looks at me the way he does. 

(obviously, i find my worth in the Lord, not in what my husband thinks about me. :))
you can just tell when a woman feels loved & beautiful & cherished & respected.
it's so sad that so many women don't have the joy of this kind of love.
thank You, Father!

i am lovely because he loves me.

al