Love Them Like Jesus

hey all,

me again :) thought i would update you a little on todays going ons.

well today was pretty normal kindy went well :) i started making the boys pants (i am sewing all the boys a pair of nice pants for church .. yes i am all domesticated :P). Then Brooke and i went to this couples house to watch the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice.. it is so good! So it was a fun filled, packed day :D But i dont want to bore with you the intimate details.. and seeing as this is a blog i want to share with you something that God is teaching me.

Today i found out that one of the little girls has been stealing lots over the past month or so.. and i found out that it is a problem she has had since she was quite young.. no one really knows why she does it.. it is almost like she has to do it.. like it is a habit. When i found this out i felt so bad.. and angry.. not at her.. at myself.. i wish i could do something about it.. i hate the girls getting in trouble and i hate that so often i feel so out of my league here with their problems. A lot of the kids have so many deep-seeded issues.. so many issues that most people only see the surface of. I just wish i could fix it sometimes.. but there is no easy fix and there is no way a could do it in my own strength. I feel like whatever i do just is never enough sometimes. But as i started writing this the song Love Them Like Jesus by Casting Crowns came on and i was reminded once again that what i do in my own strength will never be enough.. that as hard as i try in my own strength it will not be enough for these kids. But i dont have to do it on my own.. i was not designed to do it on my own.. only God can heal these kids.. only He can help them through it and He doesnt need to use me to do it.. but i am so thankful that He is using me and that i can be of some help in this process of healing.. that i can be there for them.. that i can help to show them his infinite love and grace! The chorus of the song says

'Just love them like Jesus, carry them to Him

His yoke is easy, His burden is light
You don’t need the answers to all of life’s questions
Just know that He loves them and stay by their side
Love them like Jesus'

and that is what i am going to do.. i may feel totally out of my depth.. i may feel like it will never end.. but i am here to 'love them like Jesus', i am here to 'carry them to Him' i am here to 'stay by there side' and to 'love them like Jesus'! And love them i will! When i got home from watching pride and prejudice most of the girls were asleep.. and as i looked at each of them sleeping so soundly.. each of them beautiful in their own way, i was overcome with such love for them! A love that i know even when i leave here will still be there for them! And as silly as this may sound i feel like i got a glimpse of the love God has for every one of His children.. a love that a mother has for a child.. a love that has no end.. and i pray that as i continue to spend each day with these beautiful girls that i wont loose sight of that, especially when they misbehave or do the wrong thing! That i will hold on to it and show it to them in every shape and form!

Well that is my bit of thoughtful thinking for the day :) I pray that as you read it that you are filled with the same love for those around you.. whether it be love for your mum and dad, your siblings, your friends, your partner or your children! And may you remember the everlasting love that God has for you that has no boundaries or no limits! I will write again soon!