11
May '23

May 11, 2023

Posted on 11May CATEGORIES: General

11
May '23
Happy Thursday Advent Family,
 
As many of you know, Pastor Dave is in North Carolina with our 8th graders attending camp at Luther Rock.  My youngest daughter, Lila, is on this trip. I am a person that loves routines and sticking to them but this morning I had only 1 child to wake up and take to school.  Sadness washed over me that we will have an empty nest in a few years. My husband and I have 4 beautiful children and this journey has taken us through all of the ups and downs, twists and turns that parenting takes you.  I have loved being their mother but there have been some “dark and twisty” times as many of us have gone through.  I am thankful for being raised by a mother that had a strong faith and loved our Heavenly Father. Parenting has got to be the hardest and most rewarding job that God has ever given to us.

This reminds me of the scripture from Proverbs 22:6 “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.  God has given me an important job as their mother to love them and lead them to their Creator.  Children are so important and loved by Jesus that in Matthew 18 He evens compared us to them and said that we must be like children to enter His Kingdom.  I often wonder and question myself  “Did I get right or what did I miss” but I did get it right because our children know their Heavenly Father loves them no matter what and He has their life already planned out. 

I can’t wait to hear about her adventures and stories but most excited to hear how God presented Himself to her and her classmates.  

I don’t want to miss the opportunity to thank all of the families that entrust me with their children as Advent’s Family Minister.  I do have the best gig here!

In His Service,
Jessica Ballas

 

 

 

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