I love how God is always doing 10,000 things for every one thing we may see Him doing. (That was a realllly loooooose paraphrase from John Piper!) Because, lately, the thing I've been seeing Him doing is shaping my little 9 year old girl into quite a lover of children. I mean, she has more winsome, "pied-piper-ness" in her little finger than I have in my whole body. Kids, little kids, love to follow her lead. She is fun, imaginative, firm, and loving with them. We keep seeing it in her and affirming her skill. This past weekend, our friends the Garners asked Keaton to go along with their family to an amusement park and just be there, to have fun and be a friend for their two year old son, who has really taken to Keaton like she's a big sister. She loves this little guy! And many other kiddos have and are benefitting from her interaction. Why is this so exciting to me?
Well, as a mother who loves being in the home (albeit I have much growing to do!) I want my 3 daughters to grow up loving the home as well. And loving children is a large part of that. As God would have it, I happened to wander over to http://www.girltalk.blogs.com/, a favorite site, and saw that their current series is on instructing daughters in the skills of home-making! Keaton is at a ripe age for all of this. Though she's not quite old enough to officially babysit, she is a great "mothers helper." It is probable that she will thrive in this area with children, while perhaps my other two little gems will lean towards cooking prowess or cleaning and organization skills. But for now, I am rejoicing in this gift rising to the surface in Keaton. Someday, she will make a great babysitter, and Lord willing, an even better mother. I am humbled at this. God is taking my inept, frazzled attempts to love and train my daughters up in His ways, and making something beautiful out of it all. "O Taste and See that the Lord is Good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. Fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing." Ps. 34:8-9
Well, as a mother who loves being in the home (albeit I have much growing to do!) I want my 3 daughters to grow up loving the home as well. And loving children is a large part of that. As God would have it, I happened to wander over to http://www.girltalk.blogs.com/, a favorite site, and saw that their current series is on instructing daughters in the skills of home-making! Keaton is at a ripe age for all of this. Though she's not quite old enough to officially babysit, she is a great "mothers helper." It is probable that she will thrive in this area with children, while perhaps my other two little gems will lean towards cooking prowess or cleaning and organization skills. But for now, I am rejoicing in this gift rising to the surface in Keaton. Someday, she will make a great babysitter, and Lord willing, an even better mother. I am humbled at this. God is taking my inept, frazzled attempts to love and train my daughters up in His ways, and making something beautiful out of it all. "O Taste and See that the Lord is Good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him. Fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing." Ps. 34:8-9
3 comments:
i thought of you when i read that on girltalk too.
Yeah, well, I was going to say...she has a great model of love and mothering at home. Seriously, Kristin! You are a GREAT mom! We love all of your girls and can't wait to see how the other two grow and develop. Time is going so fast. It seems like just yesterday that Keaton was that curly haired baby in Nyack. Oh, I love her!!! We are so grateful for you family...for your love and your constant role in our lives. Can better friends be found anywhere else?
We love you!
Julie (and the whole Garner Fam)
That Keaton is a wonderful girl..and her Mommy isn't that bad either!
Seriously, I see her blossoming into a lovely young lady.
Your faithfulness to God to help her grow in this way will surely continue to be blessed.
*The kids ask when they are going to see the Bunting girls!
Dana :)
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