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The are so many hard things weighing on me this morning: exhausting health issues with our little man that we don’t have answers for, attempting to open the @bethevillageky Resource Center and get all of the pieces in place, and a huge fundraiser this Spring that determines the ministry capacity of Be the Village for the next year. All of these things and more have caused me to go a bit silent in my writing lately, and this morning I am feeling the weight of it all. Each situation seems huge, and I feel so small.
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I landed in Hebrews chapter one this morning and was struck by the power of Jesus. Hebrews is deeply theological though, so at first it seemed unrelatable to all that is going on in my world, but I quickly realized that it was the answer to all of it. In all of this huge “mountains” in front of me the answer is Jesus. His unmatched power and glory is the only way. Today, Jesus is my answer, and I hope He is yours too.

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“Can I get you some ice cream, sir?” I can’t believe this sweet boy is four.

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“Let me guess, someone is having a birthday,” the grocery bagger said as he bagged my groceries tonight. I smiled and nodded. After all, most normal people don’t buy candles and four quarts of ice cream in one swoop. His response made me chuckle. “A party in this weather?” he said.

I laughed and said, “Well he was born in fourteen inches of snow so the cold seems appropriate.” Given that Kentucky doesn’t get a lot of snow, he answered, “Oh I remember that blizzard. Has that really been four years?” Somehow, yes it has. Four whole super fast years.

Walking in the brisk cold to my van, the memories flooded back. Two young kids, two and a half years into marriage (to the day) were up before the sun and full of nerves and excitement. Just as they stepped outside and loaded their hospital bags in the car, the snow began to fall.

I know that everyone considers the day they became parents to be a magical one, but something about watching the snow fall out the hospital window as the contractions ebbed and flowed and Parks and Rec played in the background made it that much more magical. There is a special feeling that comes over me each January 20th. The magic of snow mixed with the magic of motherhood are a feeling that I won’t soon forget. Tomorrow we celebrate our blizzard baby, and I can’t wait.

#raisingtherobertstribe #blizzardbaby #fourthbirthday #motherhood #momlife

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Sometimes ministry takes you to grand places to do breath-taking things, and some days your “reasonable act of service” looks more like snuggling sick babies or finally tacking the aftermath of small group in the playroom that you have been avoiding since Friday. Wherever your pursuit of Jesus finds you today, friend, I pray you take delight in doing everything unto Him.

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A year ago, we declared 2019 the year of “Wonder.” We were in a herd place and wanted to approach the new year with wonder and awe at even the small things that God would do.

I look back in complete and total wonder at what God has done this year. I look in wonder at the healing that He has brought our family after the sudden loss of a home and a ministry. I am in wonder at how His plan has unfolded @bethevillageky into something far greater than we ever could have imagined. I smile in wonder at the community that God has brought us when we felt totally out of place in a town that we had spent most of our lives in. 2019 was a year of healing and wonder, and I am so so grateful.

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Merry Christmas from our family to yours! Unplugging for a few days to enjoy my crew.

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@bradroberts quite literally built a longer table (note sign in the background), and I am so proud of him. He started with virtually no building knowledge, but with lots of research and the help from some awesome friends along the way, this is the finished product.

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GIVEAWAY!
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Our family is so excited to partner with @rhondawagnerbook to give away a copy of It’s Okay to Wonder. This book is written for biological or adopted children whose families are starting (or already in the midst of) the journey of foster care. The book addresses so many of the worries that a child might have about bringing foster children into their home. It also has an incredible section of discussion questions.
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This book has been a wonderful resource for our three year old in this season if preparation, and we want to spread the word to families just like ours. Not a foster family? It would make an incredible gift for the foster family in your life.
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Here’s how to enter:
-Follow @raisingtherobertstribe @rhondawagnerbook and @bethevillageky.
-Like this post.
-Tag a friend on this post.
-Each additional comment with a tag give you an extra entry.
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Giveaway ends Sunday night at 9 pm EST.

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This ornament has a story. If you look closely, you will notice that Rudolph’s foot is broken. It was broken while on loan to a little boy from a hard place. It was likely the first time he had a Christmas tree to call his own, and he didn’t grasp the concept of toys vs. ornaments. Easily repaired, Brad brought this ornament with him when we married and it has hung on our tree since.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Recently our oldest has been fixated on it, and keeps begging us to replace the broken Rudolph ornament. He keeps saying, “It’s broken. We need a new one.” It hasn’t just been the ornament though. A game piece was broken (but usable) so again he said, “It’s broken. I need a new one.” And on and on a few times a day we hear that very same phrase.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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As we have been trying to teach him that broken things have value, I am reminded that I am broken. My son is broken. You are broken. I am so glad we serve a God that sees value in broken things. So much value, in fact, that He would take on flesh and become one of us to restore us. In this season of Advent, may we remember the lengths that Christ went to in effort to restore our brokenness. Friend, we may be broken, but we have so much value in the eyes of our God.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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