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"Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names. They are easier to ignore before you see their faces. It's easier to pretend they aren't real until you hold them in your arms. But once you do everything changes." -David Platt.

As we approach Orphan Sunday tomorrow, I think of him. I wonder where he is at, and if he knows Jesus. He reunified with his mom when he was four years old, and is nearly a teenager now. I pray that he knows Jesus and that he wouldn't fall into the alcoholism and other hardships that plague many men in Guatemala. I pray that he would be a man of God and one day be a man that loves his family well.

This kid changed it for me. Everything we do, every time we say yes, I think of him. He is my why. Sweet Marcos, you have changed the world and you don't even know it.

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Happy Halloween from the Roberts Tribe.

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🧙‍♀️Double Double Toil & Trouble Fire Burn & Cauldron Bubble🧙‍♂️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Happy Halloween from the Roberts Tribe. We squeezed one last fall sensory play in yesterday. I found the cutest mini cauldrons and pumpkin buckets, but you could totally do this with a full sized one. I filled the containers with baking soda, added some food due to vinegar and they play and played. Gideon was amazed at this bubbles which was so fun. It’s totally worth putting your candy bucket to use before filling it with candy tonight!

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We are days away from our home being open to foster care, and one of our final assignments was to write a letter to our future foster love. Here is a glimpse of it, and you can read the whole letter on the blog.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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“You are so loved little one. We love you and have been praying for you. We are so excited to teach you about a love far greater than ours or any earthly love: the love of Jesus. Even on your worst day, Jesus loves you, and we believe that He has an incredible plan for your life. We are honored to be a small part of that plan, and we are humbled to step into the hard places of your story and hold your hand through it.”⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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I was deeply troubled this morning by a newspaper editorial that is circulating on social media. The title was okay at first glance, but upon reading the article my heart ached. It asserted that as Christian parents we should treat our children as “second class citizens” so that they know their place in the home and learn to respect their parents. It went on to discuss that parents are of greater value than their children because they are the ones providing food, shelter, and clothing.
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Wow. I am so glad Jesus didn’t view me that way. Friends, there are no second class citizens in the kingdom of God. Jesus saw the value of all mankind, and humbled Himself to the point of dying for us. Not only that, but Jesus very specifically talked about the value of children and welcomed them into His arms. Jesus didn’t earn my respect, honor, and adoration by coming and asserting himself on a throne of glory. No, though He was worthy of all of that, He came in humility and He served.
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Friend, we must do the same. We must parent from a place of humility. The New Testament is full of places where Jesus urged His followers not to elevate themselves. He said that to be first we just be last, and in His parables encouraged us to take the seat of humility at the banquet table. Why would we approach parenting any differently?
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We have the opportunity to wow our children with the love of Jesus each day through our own love of them. Then it is through their own love and adoration for a Jesus that we can begin to disciple and train them in Godly principles such as respect. It is past time for believers to stop using passages about respect as an excuse to demean their children. There are no second class citizens in God’s kingdom and there shouldn’t be in our homes either. May we spend today extra focused on wowing our children with the love of Jesus.

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Pumpkin Mummies!
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August came up with that name, and I love it. I’ve had these pumpkins for a while and was waiting for some one on one time with my big guy to try it. I grabbed rubber bands out of my desk he went to town.
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I was surprised at how challenging the motor skills of this activity would be for him. This confirmed that it is perfect for building the hand strength and coordination he will need for writing and cutting skills in school next year. This is definitely an easy favorite for the Roberts Tribe now!

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Raising boys in our culture is a humbling task. We need men that will lead their families in gentleness and grace to the feet of Jesus while simultaneously being warriors that do battle in the spiritual realm. Boy moms, may we never take for granted that in all of the mud and superheroes we have been given a high calling of Raising Godly men.

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Sweet boy, you will take the world by fire one day.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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