This photo really hit home tonight. By God's mercy I am spending some time with my sister, brother-in-law, and beautiful niece this week before heading to Ohio for support raising. While I don't yet have kids of my own, I have so enjoyed seeing my sister and her husband interact with little two-year-old Suzie this week. She is full of joy and creativity and love. It is amazing to see the attention and time her parents faithfully devote to her. Bedtime, like for most 2 year olds, can sometimes be tough for Suzie... but she delights in stories and knowing that mommy is right there. As I write this, Suzie's parents are rocking her to sleep and praying over her... What a stark contrast to the story below. How my heart aches for children who don't have a mommy to rock them to sleep and comfort them at night, kids who find comfort in chalk pictures of mommy instead of in her real arms...
I'm praising Jesus for all the kids being rocked to bed tonight... and crying with those babies I know in Mexico who only have chalk mommies.... Come Lord Jesus!
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows,
is God in his holy dwelling... Ps. 68:5
