Family

The family is a haven in a heartless world. ~Attributed to Christopher Lasch

I used to think that family was just people who annoy you that you are related to by blood, however over the past year, I have discovered that family can be a lot more than that. I also realized that family can be many different people than that. I have a few friends that seem more like family to me at times than my real family does. In many different situations your family and friends that are like family can be your best support system. They may not always agree with what you do, or the decisions you make, but they are the people you can always count on to be there for you. One nice thing in my family is that no matter how much you mess up they will always take you back, friends will always come and go in my life, but my family will ALWAYS be there for me.

Little Miracles

In life I see miracles around me every day, but one thing that always amazes me is the birth of a baby. The baby in the picture to the left is four day old Angel Jesus (an-HEL HAY-soos). He is the most recent foster baby to come into my family's home. We received him on Monday March 3rd. When I look at this tiny, 5 pound 10 ounce, little boy, I am just amazed at how God can so perfectly create life. Every child that God creates is perfect as they are, no matter if they are mentally of physically disabled, somehow disfigured, or normal. He creates each person for a reason, and still people take life for granted. It is strange to me that people like Angel's mother who are on crack can carry a baby full term and have a perfectly healthy child, yet there are others who do everything right and still their child is born premature, or horribly ill, or disabled. Like I said, I believe each life is created for a reason, and we will never fully understand, but it is just a mystery to me. The baby in the picture to the right is Emma. She is sister's friends baby who was born four months premature. She was born in December and is still in the hospital. Even though she has had all of the problems she has had, She has still been an amazing blessing to her parents and everyone around her.

I know this has been a lot of rambling, but the point I am trying to make is that God is amazing, and does amazing things every day that we all take for granted way more than we should.