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 “He tends his flock like a shepherd:  He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart;  he gently leads those that have young.”  Isaiah 40:11 “ What a promise!  I remember finding this little gem in scripture.  I remember how it felt for the Holy Spirit in me to grab ahold of the words on the page and say… this right here for you today!  It’s a verse we highlight and date and text to our friends in the trenches of parenting.   It’s a verse that causes us to say, “Yes!  this is a...

“Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.  Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth.”  Psalm 127:3-4   Though I am an empty nester, I get hang out with mamas of littles in my Bible study leadership role.  I often stop myself from saying to these precious, hard working women: “cherish the moments, they go so fast.”  It seems like such a true statement for a woman in her 50s who looks back and cannot believe how fast little ones grow up.  But I know those words ring a...