Psalm 8:2 KV
"Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger."
"Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger."
Time flies by quickly. The way we remember things differs with each individual. This weekend I had the greatest time. I spent the day with younger ladies from my church. Some have been with me since they were nine years old. Others have been with me for various amounts of time, but our hearts are knitted, and as their pastor I consider them all my spiritual daughters.
The manager at the restaurant we ate at came over, and ask us if were we all related? Everyone hesitated. We are family, some were biologically related, but we are also friends, but still they are my flock, so I consider myself their spiritual mother. So, we all stumbled with our words. The manager just laughed with us and said she wanted to bring us a desert to share. She came back with this (pictured below.) Framily. Yeah, we liked that--the dessert wasn't bad either. We laughed and enjoyed our meal and our time together. We were "Framily." But, boy did I learn a lot.
The manager at the restaurant we ate at came over, and ask us if were we all related? Everyone hesitated. We are family, some were biologically related, but we are also friends, but still they are my flock, so I consider myself their spiritual mother. So, we all stumbled with our words. The manager just laughed with us and said she wanted to bring us a desert to share. She came back with this (pictured below.) Framily. Yeah, we liked that--the dessert wasn't bad either. We laughed and enjoyed our meal and our time together. We were "Framily." But, boy did I learn a lot.
I chose to share this Blog right before Thanksgiving, because we will all have the opportunity to sit around the table and listen to one another. We will laugh at days gone by, and prayerfully, we will learn something about one another.
As a pastor, I listened as the ones I've had since they were nine years old talked about their early experiences at our church. I laughed so hard when she explained how she had come from a very small church, where she was one of the older children, and how they were the ones who helped watch the younger ones. When she came to our church, we put her in youth. She was scared to death. She said, "They had hair on their face. I didn't want to be in there with men!" I laughed so hard because to me they were still little boys too. In fact, I had them in my church since they were 6 years old. The contrast of what I thought, and saw, as opposed to what a little nine year old girl saw, was massive. That little nine year old girl will graduate from college next month. Time has flown by. My heart is full. We are "Framily."
I could have sat there all evening and just listened to them. We had newbies who finally felt like they found their "Framily." We laughed till we cried. We listened to one another with heart felt anticipation, as each shared a piece of their heart, and experiences. I am so thankful for that moment in time, where we just sat around the table and were "Framily."
As a pastor, I listened as the ones I've had since they were nine years old talked about their early experiences at our church. I laughed so hard when she explained how she had come from a very small church, where she was one of the older children, and how they were the ones who helped watch the younger ones. When she came to our church, we put her in youth. She was scared to death. She said, "They had hair on their face. I didn't want to be in there with men!" I laughed so hard because to me they were still little boys too. In fact, I had them in my church since they were 6 years old. The contrast of what I thought, and saw, as opposed to what a little nine year old girl saw, was massive. That little nine year old girl will graduate from college next month. Time has flown by. My heart is full. We are "Framily."
I could have sat there all evening and just listened to them. We had newbies who finally felt like they found their "Framily." We laughed till we cried. We listened to one another with heart felt anticipation, as each shared a piece of their heart, and experiences. I am so thankful for that moment in time, where we just sat around the table and were "Framily."
Psalm 68:6
"God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;"
"God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity;"
ACTION STEP: Loving someone is listening to someone. Love large. Love this holiday season by giving others the gift of listening. You will learn so much about yourself, others and the memories, they have about your relationship with them. Thanksgiving is easier when you have others in your life you have given to--for then, you can be truly thankful--full of thanks! And, after all we are "Framily."
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