Job 1:20-21Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. And he said, "Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."
The past three weeks have been a whirlwind of blessing. I have sat down at our computer several times to write about it, but words seem inadequate to describe what God has done in so many ways. In case you may be wondering if our family has disappeared, I'll make a feeble attempt to describe the recent beginnings and endings and beginnings again in our family.
I recently had that surreal feeling I first felt when we first adopted Corinn and I spent five weeks in Colombia. I felt it again each subsequent adoption. It was when I stepped away from my ordinary life and time stood still for me, but life everywhere else continued around me. I found myself totally content, caught up, and lost in the moments of living in Colombia, and yet all the world had changed and moved on when I found myself back in reality in the United States. I now know that the same can happen without leaving our country.
Three weeks ago we were packing up our townhome and finalizing the purchase on our rural home just north of the metro. Moving can be a very stressful time, especially for children who have already had numerous and traumatic moves and losses in life. But God...provided many hands to help and hearts to care and we were ushered into our new home lovingly and gently by friends from church and family members, including grandparents who drove many miles and cleaned, packed and painted bedroom walls so the children would feel at home. We are most grateful for the hands and hearts that helped and prayed during this move. Words are inadequate to express our deep thanks and overwhelming joy.
Our new "forest" home, as the kids call it, has been an amazing blessing, a beginning again of sorts for our family. A symbolic beginning again for all of us together, where we can rejoice in God's Sovereignty and provision, where we can recognize His giving and His taking away, and we can praise Him together. It is here in this new place that I feel that surreal feeling of contentment, being caught up, and totally lost in the moments of living and just loving our children.
In addition to our move, during the past three weeks of packing, sorting, cleaning, moving, unpacking, we had the privilege of visiting Nic's grandma who lived in central MN twice during her journey of the end of her earthly life. She was an important and large part of his growing up years and all of our children were blessed to know her and spend time with her at the Olson family farm in central MN. She ended her life on earth early this morning and we grieve our loss of her, but we rejoice in her beginning again in eternity with Jesus and we are comforted by God's sovereignty and goodness in giving and taking away and we can say, "Blessed be the name of the LORD."
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