tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722654301083073697.post582384118057620253..comments2024-01-11T00:54:31.672-07:00Comments on Loving The Least Of These: CrevassesAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16684082406469270237noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722654301083073697.post-71027558158932326572010-05-26T16:35:07.818-06:002010-05-26T16:35:07.818-06:00WOW! Your openness and tenderness is already a to...WOW! Your openness and tenderness is already a tool in making good of your son's life! "Hearing" your post is inspiring us to pray for you and your son, and is already tenderizing our hearts just by knowing that he (and other children) endure tough times. He WILL come out of this on higher ground via the love of his Heavenly Father as well as you guys, his earthly parents.<br /><br />May God continue to bless all of you. May God continue to break your heart for what ails Him, while also restoring your hearts for the abundance He cannot wait to bestow upon you guys! {big smile!}<br /><br />Enjoy the blessing of this little boy! YOUR precious son!Debbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202263992742383802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722654301083073697.post-61645315446330636182010-05-25T07:24:19.500-06:002010-05-25T07:24:19.500-06:001st - I love you Amy Savage!
2nd - God is already ...1st - I love you Amy Savage!<br />2nd - God is already doing amazing things through Tariku. He brings tons of joy to everyone he meets. I love watching him and I love that my kiddos get to be his friends. <br />3rd - Dustin spoke at a Fields of Faith event earlier this year and he spoke about how he knows that God did not intentionally cause him pain throughout his childhood (his mom was/is an alcoholic, rough childhood, bad divorce, plus many, many other issues), but that once those things had happened, God set about to use them to make him into the person he is today. He wouldn't be able to relate to the struggling kids at school as easily if he had grown up behind a white picket fence, for example. Obviously, that is an entirely different kind of situation than the one that T came from, but rest assured, someday, the things he has survived will play a part in the man/husband/father/etc. that he will become. :)<br /><br />Jo :)Jo Gehringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722654301083073697.post-5957026475973140052010-05-20T17:17:17.199-06:002010-05-20T17:17:17.199-06:00Sitting at my desk whaling. Paralyzed. I have been...Sitting at my desk whaling. Paralyzed. I have been so much so that I couldn't even think of the word to describe it. Thank you.Tonya Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632168174118830525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722654301083073697.post-92070819532130578172010-05-20T12:26:55.003-06:002010-05-20T12:26:55.003-06:00i love you beautiful heart. Tariku will know thes...i love you beautiful heart. Tariku will know these things, because you will live it out everyday for him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067333155048029539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722654301083073697.post-81399812974024227992010-05-20T09:42:59.424-06:002010-05-20T09:42:59.424-06:00Those words give me so much hope for the future. P...Those words give me so much hope for the future. Praying for your boy! Hunter (16) and I love watching his videos :) Precious! <br /><br />Love you!Beautiful Messhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08881500017562498377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722654301083073697.post-66657323943921689122010-05-20T07:02:35.646-06:002010-05-20T07:02:35.646-06:00Amy, I have been thinking of you and praying thing...Amy, I have been thinking of you and praying things were going great! Glad to hear Tariku is adjusting well. Don't wait for the other shoe to drop just enjoy him! We have been with Mamo for almost 4 months and he has never changed. He LOVES LOVES LOVES life. I feel you heart about grieving. I have been a lost mess since we returned. I fill like God has tilled up my heart and I am so ready for him to plant SOMETHING in it! Surely, he wouldn't guide me to fall in love with something I can only dream about. I love ya Amy!Jaime & Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236050046157922968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722654301083073697.post-59775008763002063092010-05-20T06:34:44.377-06:002010-05-20T06:34:44.377-06:00Thank you for this. I am more and more anticipati...Thank you for this. I am more and more anticipating bringing home our child and all that will entail. I'm so grateful for your honesty. I always say something similar to this in regards to parenting in general--because we will never do it perfectly, and God has to fill in the gaps in my kids--he's the only one who can! How much more so for these little one who are rescued from such heartbreaking backgrounds. "God is close to the brokenhearted."Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697239063411684310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722654301083073697.post-79967772688151325832010-05-20T06:34:03.218-06:002010-05-20T06:34:03.218-06:00Truly lovely. Thoughts of my own heart for my two...Truly lovely. Thoughts of my own heart for my two soon to be finalized adopted children. I needed the reminder that I can't heal it all...that true restoration will only come through our Father.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144819273838586814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722654301083073697.post-90658862815958740562010-05-20T05:57:44.847-06:002010-05-20T05:57:44.847-06:00I understand completely. When I spent two weeks i...I understand completely. When I spent two weeks in Ethiopia and returned home to my normal life, people often asked me about my trip and the only reponse I could come up with was "life and heart changing". I ended up making a 'video' of my time there that helped express what was in my heart (sort of)....Forever changed and looking forward to going back to get our two children. <br /><br />BlessingsWe Are Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00799374786076387438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722654301083073697.post-55481471710340589982010-05-20T05:01:00.221-06:002010-05-20T05:01:00.221-06:00What a lovely post. Your honesty and vulnerabilit...What a lovely post. Your honesty and vulnerability are appreciated. We are headed to China in a couple months to pick up our daughter, and are completing a dossier for Ethiopia. We are grateful to learn from those who have gone before us.<br /><br />Congrats on your son. May God bless you as He breaks your heart with your son's history. Lean in and gather all that He is teaching you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12733880796383534427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5722654301083073697.post-75245504634206207692010-05-20T00:08:02.504-06:002010-05-20T00:08:02.504-06:00Thank you for sharing. Even when it painful....Thank you for sharing. Even when it painful....Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452607521750848540noreply@blogger.com