But something is missing....well, someone.
Last night Isabel had a really hard time sleeping. She has such a tender heart. She was thinking about our friend Kelley that lives far away as a missionary. She called her and left her a few messages through Skype. She was worried that she wouldn't be celebrating Christmas and she wanted to know what they would be doing where she lives. When she went to lie down she looked sad. I asked what was wrong and she said, "I'm just thinking about how I miss my sister." She said, "How am I supposed to sleep when she's on the other side of the world?" Doesn't that just break your heart? Then she asked, "Do you think she misses me too?"
It's hard not knowing when your daughter (or sister) is coming. It's hard at Christmas to know in your heart that you will have a daughter but to have no idea what she looks like, to have no physical sign of her coming. We bought her a Christmas present and we'll save it for her when she comes though.
We prayed for her. We prayed that she would know how much God loves her and that she would feel His presence comforting her and singing over her. I'm so glad that we have a God that knows every detail of this journey, every detail of our daughter, of us, and how much we all need Him. Thank you God for sending us Jesus. I'm so glad that nothing could hold you back from rescuing us....from coming for us. For being Emmanuel...God with us.
I can't stop listening to this song, Emmanuel, by JJ Heller.
"Come fall at his feet,
Won’t you sing, sing to the king
Go tell everyone that Christ is born
Glory fills the sky
As Mary sings a lullaby
Emmanuel is born tonight
Give all that you are
Follow the star
And leave all that you have behind
Glory fills the sky
As Mary sings a lullaby
Emmanuel is born tonight
Hope has come to us
The maker of the universe
Emmanuel is born tonight
Holy, holy, God almighty…. "
Merry Christmas!!
Oh my goodness, that is the sweetest thing ever. Tell her that not only is your family praying for her, but a LOT of other families too.
ReplyDeleteAnd by the way, I gave my mom a shirt from OH for Christmas and told her that it was helping my friends bring their daughter home. She loved it! :)