As Summer gives way to Autumn THANK YOU for continuing to pray for the entire Vaughan family! Here are words from Kelly:
"This post is long overdue but Adam and I have literally been gasping for breath as we continue to parent our preemie and three other children. The Lord has shown in abundance just how much He desires for us to FULLY rely on HIM. He continues to allow us to struggle and wrestle...mostly with the realization of how wicked our hearts are. Totally not trying to be a "Debbie-downer" but having Charli home has been really hard. Don't get me wrong we are so blessed by her homecoming and she is the most delightful little monkey on the planet but feeding her and wrestling with my fears as she struggles is enough to keep me on my knees with many tears. How have my other 3 children survived my craziness? Grace...that is all I can come up with. I am more thankful for grace than ever before. So thankful that it abounds more as my sin abounds. God is pruning us and it is so very painful. We are trying to get settled... whatever that means. If you are anything like me you are wondering "when are things going to be normal with the Vaughan's?" I am afraid that this might be the "new normal." Extreme awareness of neediness is no fun. The fact that it's not going away is painfully annoying. I think my core problem is that I am a woman that is afraid. I so want a heart that rests and maybe that is a gift that will come out of this someday. I am holding on to the hope that I am becoming more like Christ even as I totally stink at my daily living. Please keep us in your prayers. Please pray for supernatural energy and eyes to see that even though this season is beyond hard it is just a season that will be gone as quickly as it came. I so want to be present. I want to have joy in these moments. I want to have peace and I so want the nearness of my Savior to be all that I need...all that I want.
Many thanks and much love to all of you for your continued support of our family. May the Lord bless you for your kindness and faithfulness.
Kelly"
thinking of you all the time… especially as we head to DRG in just under a month… seems like a lifetime ago you were there with us.
ReplyDeletepraying for you as you adjust to your new "normal." i'm sure i would be struggling more… i like my life pretty orderly (just do NOT look at my desk which makes me out to be somewhat of a liar). lifting you up and rejoicing that you are all home. growing and growing. which is sometimes hard. but you can do this. press on, sweet vaughans. loving you!