an emotional day

I don’t know why, but as I’ve *ahem* aged, I seem to be more emotional.  Maybe it’s me, maybe it’s my children, maybe it’s something that God is doing in me.  Whatever the cause, I am quicker to respond to something that moves me than ever before.

Today was filled with such items.

First, I ran across this video (ht Mike King)

crushed me…I watched the video, and made Kim come over to view it. As it faded, I sat there holding back tears. I don’t know what caused that reaction. A taste of the divine, the truth that Jesus Christ is King of kings and Lord of lords, the proclamation of that truth in light of the fact that one day every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord…Whatever it was, it got me.

Tonight Kim took the kids to the mall. I opted out–I avoid the mall like they’re giving out free eye gouges. When they came home, Kim shared an Annabelle story with me. We have a family tradition of letting the children pick out a Christmas ornament each year. Since this is Annabelle’s (and Josie’s) first Christmas with us (as well as ever) this is kind of a big deal. Kim told her that she could choose any ornament that she wanted. Her first stop was at the big dollar tree hangers; thankfully, Kim steered her away from them! She spent a good bit of time perusing the Barbie ornaments, but landed on one that lets her slide a family picture into it, and reads: Our family…together is a wonderful place to be.

crushed me…as I tucked her into bed, prayed and sang over her, I was choking on the words as my throat closed with emotion.

Finally, as I was helping Josie with her math homework (we had success with percentage problems tonight!) she was relating some stories of her life in China, trouble in school, etc. I felt those tears coming back as I am witnessing the transformation of this young lady. She has had a rough start to life, but God is in the process of giving her a hope and a future.

crushed…and I’m loving it.