I posted a blog about a month back "I Don't Want to Be Famous Anymore." I mentioned someone that had encouraged me before we had kids. The Lord laid it on my heart to contact her and let her know what she had meant to me and my philosophies on motherhood. I have not talked to this person in about four years. I went to the Lord again in prayer wondering if I heard right. It is always easier to appreciate someone from afar, then to tell them and hear something like "Who are you again?" I mean, who wants to know that? The person I admired could not even recall my name. I didn't.
I set out to track down a number, e-mail, or something. I thought I remembered something about getting a number, but again it had been awhile. I made a week attempt to ask someone on Facebook for info. Predictable, I heard nothing. To which I assumed I had tried and God would most certainly be satisfied. To the contrary, I was cleaning and rearranging our homeschool area and opened a file that had been collecting dust for about a year or so. In it contained a church bulletin with her number, address, and e-mail. Okay, God okay. Arrogantly, I assumed she must really need my encouragement right now.
I ended up calling her. She was very gracious and glad I called. She asked for all my information. One day this week I received a family picture and newsletter from her. When I took out the picture and saw the family of nine, I got it. You see, they were about the age we are now when we first met them. There oldest is now 21. It was another life time ago when we were young newlyweds and thought homeschooling and large families were a little cooky. We are now cooky ourselves, homeschooling our brood of four. I looked at the photo and was encouraged to know the children I am raising today, will one day be the adult that through Gods grace, I can admire in the future. I needed that because as you may have read it has been a little crazy lately. I am so thankful that God continued to press me to obedience.
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