Remembering!

A faithful woman of God has challenged me yet again during her Memorial Box Mondays...

And although I have shared before - 

this time is different.

Why?

Because we are in the midst of a personal "storm" brewing...

and if I took my eyes off of Him
things could go

very wrong

very fast.

You see, God is teaching me through these "memorials"

-things that we put before our eyes that remind us of the faithfulness of our God

and His unwavering ability to do the impossible-

that He is still (and always will be)

Faithful

Able

Compassionate

Long-Suffering

 Miracle-Working

Head-Lifter

Healer

Almighty

Counselor

Defender

Creator

Good Shepherd

 Redeemer

Savior

Holy One!

And so much more of who He is!

And so - in the midst of my brewing worry

I take a moment to surrender it to Him

and focus on remembering His faithful deeds...

Healer

My faithful God brought my beautiful Amara into our lives

but with her she brought such saddness in her broken body...

 When we picked her up from the rehab facility all the staff loved her,

but they spoke often of all the difficulties that she would encounter-

All the things she might not be able to do-

Even now, when I go back and read her hospital reports

my eyes well with tears at all her little body had to endure.

(and all before she turned 2 months old)

They used words like "non-accidental trauma"

"failure to thrive"...

But the reality was she had 

11 fractured vertebrae

a fractured femur

a fracture on her cheekbone
healed scars from cigarette burns

and numerous old scars and bruises...

All before she was 2 months old...

And even as the doctors and nurses gave us updates on our newest treasure
we would look them straight in the eyes and let them know
"That's okay.  Our God is able!"

No wavering.
We just KNEW.

And, yes
our Faithful God has healed our princess
beyond what we could have asked or imagined!

This little, frail, treasure
has blossomed into a thriving toddler-heading-to-two!

Faithful God.
Mighty God.

Who was able to do more than we could ask or imagine.

And is still able.

I need to remind myself of that often.

He.is.still.able.
PERIOD.

She stands as a testimony to His faithfulness
to even those forgotten by most
but not her loving Father in heaven.

NEVER FORGOTTEN.