She came to us at a day old,
with no name given to her,
and we gave her the name that had been picked out for years for a baby girl in our family,
Meleah Elizabeth
If you want to read more about our foster care journey and / or Meleah, click HERE.
We hoped to adopt her but after several months, custody was shifted to her grandfather.
Yesterday I heard a song that brought me back to December 2011.
Meleah had an hour long visit with her grandfather at the social services building.
I just sat in the van in the parking lot -
sad that she wouldn't be "my" little girl forever.
And this song came on the radio....
I had the same flood of emotion yesterday that I did four years ago.
I have equal emotion of wanting something to be true, but not true at the same time.
I know, without a doubt, that the hard things in life have made me a stronger, wiser person.
but at the same time, I don't look forward to going through hard things.
But what if?
Lots of crazy things are going on in the world.
Some people struggle during the Christmas season with loss and depression.
Hard things are happening right now to some people I love.
I felt like I should share this song.
I'm not sure who needs it, but I hope you see this,
Because I believe.....
GOD LOVES YOU!
(*lyrics)
Have you ever heard a love song
That set your spirit free?
Have you ever watched a sunrise
And felt you could not breathe?
What if it's Him? What if it's God speaking?
Have you ever cried a tear
That you could not explain?
Have you ever met a stranger
Who already knew your name?
What if it's Him? What if it's God speaking?
Who knows how He'll get a hold of us?
Get our attention to prove He's enough
He'll do and He'll use whatever he wants to
To tell us 'I love you'
Have you ever lost a loved one
Who you thought should still be here?
Do you know what it feels like
To be tangled up in fear?
What if He's somehow involved?
What if He's speaking through it all?
Who knows how He'll get a hold of us?
Get our attention to prove He's enough?
He'll do and He'll use whatever he wants to
To tell us 'I love you'
His ways are higher, His ways are best
Though sometimes strange
What could be stranger than God in a manger?
Who knows how He'll get a hold of us?
Get our attention to prove He's enough?
Who knows how He'll get a hold of you?
Get your attention to prove He's enough?
He'll do and He'll use whatever He wants to
To tell us 'I love you'
God is speaking, 'I love you'
