It is still somewhat "under construction", as I continue to add pictures from the past year of our family life. There is a new post about pumpkins that I recommend to read (especially my fellow Americans).
This last week Hope and Sheraz had a week off of school for the semester break and I wanted to share from a fun filled week together, as spending time as a family has been sparse for us. We started off the week by driving home from our visit to Chiang Rai over last weekend, which is a town about 3 hours north of Chiang Mai. We had been invited to visit by some local YWAMers, and it was great for Sheraz and I to feel right at home as a "YWAM couple".
Our 3 little girls are great car travelers, and this has been a huge blessing for us.
Another thing this week brought was that I finally changed the wallpaper on my computer, and for some reason it was this verse
"Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you."
~ James 4 v.8
After looking at this verse for 5 days, Friday God showed me exactly what it means. The girls and I ended the week by going to a GREAT pool in the area with some of our play group friends.
After letting the twins swim for a little bit they mostly stayed on the side with me while we watched Hope slide and swim. As I was standing there and Keziah was standing near my leg, I could feel her closing in on my leg and eventually in a full on hug of my leg. I thought to myself, "someone around her must be causing some fear or anxiousness in her little heart for her to want to be so close to mommy. As I looked over, sure enough there was a strange (to her) lady giving her attention and smiling at her. In that moment it dawned on me the meaning of this verse in James.
When we have something in our lives that causes us to be anxious, or for us adults we would feel "stress", that is when we often draw near to God by praying or reading scripture. Let me tell you how much I adored that feeling of Keziah drawing so close to my leg that NOTHING was going to tear her away. Even though for her it wasn't an actual enemy, for us many times the devil is "playing" with us to cause us stress. That is the time we are to "Draw near to God" and hold on tight.
I really love when God gives me such a real life example of His Word, now that verse has so much more meaning for my life.
This is my life in the traveling motherhood!
Jennifer
