This week has been a blessing. I rejoice as I recall the many people who played a part in my formation. Some have invested a great deal of time and effort in me; others made much smaller donations. Some worked very hard and I am sure they became frustrated with me; others crossed my path just briefly. However, they all contributed something that helped to make me who I am today. I share this because I have spent the last several days as proud as I can be as Hitomi, our first Japanese daughter, has been visiting with us from Japan. She lived with us as a foreign exchange student for only eleven months during her junior year of high school, but she has truly become a part of our family. We have kept in touch the past nine years as she moved back and forth between Japan and the States and we have grown closer over time. I am blessed that I (and of course my family) was able to contribute to who she has become as an adult and she has made great contributions to our family. Matthew 18:5 tells us, “Whoever welcomes a child like this in my name welcomes me.” I can honestly say that our family’s experience with welcoming children into our home has been a joy and blessing…much like what I imagine being in the presence of our Lord will be like.
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