Faith Walks

As a child of God, we’re sometimes encouraged to walk by faith.  The bible is full of these stories.  At the time, we have no idea what can happen, it’s because of our faith we endure.  Faith walks can have long lasting effects and in his timing all is revealed… 

I have many recollections of faith walks my mother took and teaching her children to do the same.  This is one of those walks, I’ve been remembering more and more lately.  At the time my mother was faced with many decisions as her life was on an ever ending cycle of change.  She was recently separated from my father, a mother of three children and jobless.  All she was skilled at was providing a loving home for her children and husband.  She made the pain staking decision to learn a trade in order to get a job to provide for her family.  This meant she had to find a place or someone to care for her three children.   

She began her search and found a daycare center, not too far from our home by the name of King’s Daycare and to her relief it was a Christian daycare.  She spoke with the director about getting all three of us enrolled.  For a moment the director hesitated, and then she asked my mother a question, ‘Why do you want them enrolled here?’  My mother responded because you’re a Christian and so is your daycare.  After hearing my mother’s response, the director replied, ‘Then bring them’.  We were enrolled and attended for years, growing to love the director and her staff as family.  

I wonder if my mother knew her faith walk almost twenty years ago would benefit her youngest grandchild now.  My sister is in the midst of preparing to return to work and has been faced with almost the same dilemma of needing someone to keep her infant daughter as she does so.  She called the same day care we all attended years ago, early last week to see if there were any openings for her daughter. My sister and mother met with the director a couple days later, she told them when she heard the name of my niece she was enrolling her, no if’s, and’s or but’s about it; because we were family.  My niece was scheduled to begin on Monday, which is today.  As she begins her own walk, I believe she’s fulfilling his plan that he set in motion long before she was born and in his time all will be revealed…

Sincerely, 
DWIC2S