Every Moment Counts (part 1)

        This past Tuesday a boy named Emanuel ran up to me asking me to come with him to see the moon. The boys from Casa Nuevo Pacto had recently been given a telescope and my friend Ema was trying it out. In that moment David and I were heading out to run some errands and were running late, yet, I decided to accompany Ema. He excitedly took my hand and we ran together to the backyard where he had set up the telescope. He cautiously made his way to the telescope telling me to be careful not to move it. I peered into the lens and I saw the beautiful moon along with its craters. It was breath-taking.

       Our lives are made up of moments. Some significant and some seemingly insignificant. For me everyday here at Casa Bernabe (CB for short), is so different filled with many activities on some days and not much on others. As many who have visited CB may know, the moments are rare when kids are not calling out your name or wanting your attention. I am so blessed to be surrounded by some many little ones who love however, I must admit there are times when I take those hugs for granted. The moment that Ema came running up to me could have been unimportant but I chose to respond to him as worthy of my attention. When I have things to do or when my heart is closed to receiving love, I miss those very moments that bless my heart. These past few weeks I have been trying to learn to seize the beautiful moments and learning to keep my heart open to the blessings that God sends my way.

       I want to share a beautiful scripture with you in Psalm 21:3, "For You [God ] meet him [ us] with blessings of goodness: you set a crown of pure gold on his head." The word "meet" in Hebrew means to go before, in front, and anticipate. I believe that our Shepherd goes before us preparing the path where our feet will walk. Along that path He places blessings (or moments) of goodness; moments that touch our hearts and point us to the beauty of our Heavenly Father.

      Whatever it may be that you are facing in your life right now, my prayer for you is that our Father would place before you blessings of goodness. May He encounter you with His very nearness!!

ACM

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P.S. I wanted to share a few pictures of moments that have been special these last weeks.

The first is of Ema helping me cook for David's birthday.

The second is of when David and I took Raul and Rudy to see Handel's Messiah at the Theatre.

The third is of Rosita reading her Bible.

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