It's been awhile since we've written anything and so you will probably be seeing a couple of posts. Gino just recently came back from a missions trip to Central Asia. I will let Gino share about the trip in the next post but I wanted to share God's faithfulness to me as Gino was away. About a week before Gino left, his cousin's wife sent me the most encouraging e-mail along with a verse that she believed God was urging her to share with me. Here is the verse: 2 Corinthians 12:9, "But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me."
"My grace is sufficient for you." This verse was definitely for me. It stayed with me everyday. I prayed it non-stop sometimes. And when my patience was running low or I was tired, I would keep saying this verse over and over and God would always give me enough strentgh for the day. He is so good. The song "Your grace is enough" by Chris Tomlin also played constantly in my head. And it really was enough.
At the time I was reading Jeremiah and yet God cared enough about me to use a wonderful friend, who was willing to take a chance and share a verse, to remind that His grace would see me through those two and half weeks. He is so faithful.
Not only did He give me guidance through His word but He used so many loving people around me to help me with the kids. To love on my kids when they were missing their dad. There were a few guys who loved on Sean especially and I knew he needed that because he was drawn to the guys rather than us girls. It made me see the importance of having mentors and godly families around us. God was showing me that I am not called to be a hermit when Gino goes away. I am called to accept help when help is offerred, to let other godly people come and love on my kids. To let amazing girlfriends come and keep me company and laugh with me at night when my kids are sleeping. He has called us to not be alone. He calls us to have fellowship with others for times like these. So when you are needing help - help is there. When you are needing godly men to influence your children because their dad is gone - they are there. When you need girlfriends to come watch a romantic comedy on your 10 year anniversary and just laugh with you because you are missing your best friend - they are there. That is how God calls us to love each other. And I am so thankful for each one of you who loved on me and my kids while Gino was away. God is teaching me that that when we move - these types of relationships are vital, not only for me but for my kids. So thank you to all of you who loved on us. I pray you know that each of you are so special to us. And thank you to everyone who prayed for us. We felt those prayers - God answered those prayers. May He be given glory and honor for that!
I pray that my family loves on all of you the way that we have been loved by each of you. God Bless!
