But my Father knows me...He knows that I need people in my life that will take the time and make the investment to fill those as well. He has given me some amazing women (and men...I won't leave my sweet Dennie out) who have blessed me personally and professionally...and many times a combination of the two. In a season where I was trying to figure what it was God was calling me to next when my soul needed rest I was reminded of how well He loves me by placing me right where I need to be and who I need to be with. He gave me Dennie right when I needed him those 22 years ago...He gave me Jena right when I needed her to be the sister I never had...He gave me my sweet Diane over 3 years ago to light a passion in my heart for hospice and more specifically pediatric hospice...then He brought her back to me when that fire needed to be lit again...and most recently He gave me a kindred spirit who knows the struggles of being a coach's wife and professional all in the same breath...someone to laugh with, pray with, drink really good wine with, and share a passion for a healthcare movement that more families and patients need access to. Diane and Dawn Michele are two of the most dynamic women I have ever met. They love their families, they love our Lord, and they love this work that we are so blessed to be a part of. This sacred space that these families allow us to come into is a privilege and a blessing and I am humbled everyday to walk beside these two women and move those mountains through His strength and for His glory.
These two women know my heart...they love so well through pruning and encouragement...they spur growth and maturity and I.am.so.thankful for them. When I was questioning what I could bring to the table and feeling very defeated they wouldn't hear it. They knew there was a passion and where there is passion there is a mission led to a place without borders. They are not overbearing...they don't micromanage...they chose athletes and stand back and watch them do what they know they are capable of doing with guidance when needed. There is trust and respect...there is constructive feedback...there is truth spoken everyday without fear and there is love. Not many people get to be so lucky to work with someone that they relate to on many different levels professionally and personally and I am forever grateful to a Father who knows what I need right when I need it.
I am so thankful that I now know what it was the Lord was pulling my heart towards and that I was obedient and patient. (I am not very good at those two things and it wasn't fun...but the payoff was ten fold.)
Diane has been my mentor from the moment I heard her story and passion surrounding hospice and palliative care. I knew that she embodied what I wanted to be professionally. She is driven...and not by the gain for herself...she is driven by what she can accomplish for others. She loves like Jesus...she wants to see her "babies" succeed and she loves you through the pruning to make that happen. She is the shoulder to cry on...the shove in the back you need...and the best teacher of lipstick application I.HAVE.EVER.SEEN! I love her like she were my momma and I am so blessed to have her in my life. God is so good!
Dawn Michele was the best surprise of them all. I knew she was dynamic...I knew she was driven and smart...and I knew professionally I would learn so much from her. What I didn't know...but HE knew was that on a personal level we would have so much in common. We both love men who love football, we both love our girls passionately, we both love what we are blessed to do everyday fiercely, and we love our Lord with all of our heart and how much He loves us through all of our flaws. Oh and we LOVE a good glass...okay bottle...of wine. It has been so fun to learn who she is...where her heart is...and I am so thankful that my sweet Father loves me enough to know how much she would enrich my life. I have never doubted how much He loves me...maybe thought a time or a thousand whether or not I deserved that love...but when I look at these precious people in my life there is no doubt that my sweet Father knows His girl and He loves me with a passion that has no comparison.
Thank you Father for loving me...for knowing me...and for ALWAYS providing exactly what I need when I need it. You are a good good Father! May all the glory be yours and yours alone!
Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
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