"AAAMA!"

"Aaama!"

I love those words.

"Aaama."

It is Lucy calling out my name, in her words, trying to say, "Mama!"

She can't say consonants very well yet, but she has picked up on the gist of it.

"Aaama!"
She calls my name when she wants more milk.
"Aaama!"
Or when she is looking for me in the house.
"Aaama!"

Or when she has found a new diaper and wants to be changed.
"Aaama!"

Or when she has shut the kitchen door or kitchen cupboard without help.
"Aaama!"

Or when she has cleaned up all her toys and put them back into the basket.
"Aaama!"


I get tears in my eyes as I write this and think about how far this girl has come.

Abandoned on a beach.
Left to fend for herself in two orphanages.
Almost died from parasitic infection and malnourishment.
Described to others as a child who was "abnormal, would never walk, would never talk".

And, now, here she is in my living room, sleeping next to me peacefully.

From abandoned to adored.
From neglected to nourished.
From mistreated to marvelous.
From orphaned to overjoyed.
From speechless to screaming "AAAMA!"

“And I will be your Father, and you will be my sons and daughters,

says the Lord Almighty.”

2 Corinthians 6:18

You see, you have someone who wants you to call him by name. He wants to be your father. When you need more milk, when you are proud of your accomplishments, when you don't know how to proceed...God wants you to call out to Him.

"Lord...what do I do?"
"Lord...I don't understand!"
"Lord...I am scared."
"Lord...I need help!"
"Lord...I love you!"

 “He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.”
Psalm 89:26

Today, my sisters...if you have not yet...

 

today...let God our father, through the blood of His son, Jesus, on the cross, take you from....

 

From abandoned to adored.

From neglected to nourished.
From mistreated to marvelous.
From orphaned to overjoyed.
From speechless to screaming "MY LORD, MY SAVIOR!"

Today...