This last weekend I attended a baby shower for a girl I
actually babysat along with her sisters when they were small. Anny is taking a new “adventure” in life, as
she puts it. Anny is single and because
of physical reasons can not have children.
A co-worker’s daughter (who is a drug addict) had a child and does not
want to keep the child. Anny was asked
by the mother and the grandmother (coworker) if she would consider raising
Eli. Eli is a beautiful 8 month old who
was born while his mom was on drugs. So
Eli suffers symptoms of his mom’s drug addiction.
Since I was a single parent, not by choice, for 13 years, I
have some idea of the struggles Anny will encounter in this adventure. I truly admire her courage for venturing on
this unknown path of life. Anny works
full time, and like most of us, does not make a ton of money. She lives in a one bedroom apartment and is
currently looking for a two bedroom apartment.
Materialistically, Anny doesn’t have much. But what she does have is her faith in God
and strong family support. And when the
rubber meets the road, these are the things that count.
Courage – “mental
or moral strength to venture, persevere,
and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty”.
2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control.”
It never ceases
to amaze me how God's power and His love can take you on a venture you would never
have planned for or by yourself.
