Impossible?!

In Carrington's country all they saw was something they deemed impossible. I say something because Carrington was not viewed as a person but rather a burden, a task not worth the undertaking. You can see in her eyes the sadness of a child never knowing that she was and is worth the life of God's own Son. This is what her world thought of her...

Broken. Not worth fixing.

No value. No reason for effort.

Impossible (she will amount to anything).

This is WHO God knew and WHO we see...

We see the frailty in our daughter (for the first time ever)....

We see what love can do.

(check out these ultra yummy legs sticking through her crib during naptime)

We see a little girl who has so much personality within her.

We see a brother who loves and will protect her.

We see a princess who has brought so much sparkle to our lives.

(sorry its blurry but she and daddy were dancing)

When we look at Carrington (and our other children) we do not see

impossible...

We see

"I'm Possible"

Possibility is not for us to determine. That is God's domain. We are simply given the blessing of the fruits of His glory. God has carefully knitted each child with His purpose set in mind. He did not and does not make mistakes. We are the ones who make mistakes. We mistake the miracles in our lives as our own rather than God's. We determine the value of people and the worth of our time and efforts. We decide if we have the resources to undertake a task set before us. We want to control the very world around us.

That is where we are wrong. God created ALL people with worth and value (sometimes it is harder to see) and has given us the blessing of using it for His glory. God promised us that He will equip the called and that He will never leave nor forsake us. God created our whole universe and it is He alone who will determine when He will come again to bring those of us who believe in Him home.

5 of my 8 children were seen as something that was not worth resources or time. 5 of my 8 children were treated as something less than desirable. 5 of my 8 children were created with a little something extra. 8 of my 8 children are loved by God and Brian and I. 8 of my 8 children are provided for, educated, disciplined, and treasured. Our children are not an inconvenience that we must endure. Our 7 children do keep us wonderfully busy and blessed. 7 of our 8 children teach us daily lessons (patience being one of them). But most of all 8 of our 8 children have taught us where we can find pure JOY and that is within Jesus not our world.

Now we are preparing our hearts and home for more possibilities.

Teagan says "I'm Possible"...

to love, to learn, to grow, to experience life, to share, and to be loved!

This little guy has waited 12 years to hear "I'm Possible" and with God's provision he soon will know just how truly POSSIBLE he is to our family.

Kelten Drake