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Some friends of mine had their second child, a baby girl, on Monday evening. Noah James was excited to welcome his baby sister, while mom and dad shared in the inexpressible joy of having a healthy baby born into the world.
I woke up on Tuesday to her beautiful picture on Facebook and my heart filled with joy for them – not only a joy in the birth of a new child, but also the reminder of transformation we can have in Christ when we surrender our lives to him.
Tia and Charlie were active students at the LSU Christian Student Center where I served as Women’s Campus Minister for six years. Theirs is a story of God’s power and the Spirit working in their lives and if I were to tell you some of the stories from when we first met, you would not even recognize the children of God that they are today!
I am honored to have been a small part of their journey and am thrilled to see them pass on a hunger and thirst for God and godly living to their children: Noah James and Abigail Joy. While we no longer live in the same city, prayer and technology keep us closely connected and bonded for life.
I will close this post with the text Tia sent me shortly after I hit “like” on baby’s picture on Facebook. I humbly share it with you as a reminder of God’s promise of redemption and with much love. ~ Michelle Joy.
“Abigail Joy. Named after the woman who gave me a thirst for the Living Water. Love you.”
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Love is a many splendored thing; love lifts us up where we belong; all you need is love… It is Valentine’s Day and I am reminded of the medley of love songs that were sung by Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge (not that I can recommend the movie, but some of the music was awesome).
Everyone seeks to find the best expression of love, especially on a day like today. Whether in a song, a poem, a card, a box of chocolates, or flowers, we long to demonstrate the love we have in our heart for another person.
Today, as the ultimate expression of love, I leave you with John 3:16. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whosoever should believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”