breaking the hush

I was praying last night, more specifically, for my mom. Several times, I have thought that this may be harder on her emotionally than even myself! It could be because I’m her baby, and for any mothers out there, you may get it, or maybe it’s just because I’m a man and she’s a woman-you know, more emotional. For whatever reason, it just is! There have been two conversations that I have recently had with her that stick out to me. The first was that she wanted credit for souls as well from my story. I told her that without her and dad, there would be no me, and therefore, no story and no souls. I don’t think that was good enough for her! In the second conversation, she mentioned that while I was behind nard, growing spiritually over the next few months/years, who couldn’t there be crazy growth within them on the outside as well? So, this was my prayer – that through the spiritual growth of my family (however it may come, breakthrough is on its way) that there will be souls, to not my credit, but theirs (for you cynics out there, I know my credit, but theirs, (for you cynics out there, I know ALL credit goes to God! Now, can we move on?) I then asked God to show mom how he constantly cares for me, to bring peace, and that in these next few years/months of tribulation are just that, and they will not even compare to the rest of our family’s lifetime of joy!

Well, on the phone tonight, Mom told me that she woke up knowing that I was praying. There was a peace. She then began to tell me how she was trying to decide on a classroom pet (she is a first grade teacher and all of the classes decided to get a class pet) that was in her budget-FREE! Today, a sanitation worker at her school was asking if she knew of anyone that would like a turtle. She had six that she was trying to get rid of. My mother jumped on that and after the woman described how neat it was to watch the ‘mating dance,’ she took two.J And for being the first customer, the lady threw in the aquarium and all the necessities for the low price of Free! The Lord showed her today, hat if He cares enough about her desires for something as small as a free, low maintenance class pet, and enough to give those turtles a home, then how much more did He care about meeting her desires concerning her some and the big things?! So, the Lord didn’t only bring my mom a class pet today, He gave her turtles and peace!

Breaking the Hush,

Shawn