My, how time flies! Our daughter is one month old today and it’s got me thinking about family. Family is a gift from God and something meant for good in our lives, and yet how common is it in our world today that painful memories and happenings in our families tend to override the good ones and even keep us ’stuck’ in that pain, if we let it? You know, God hurts even more than we do when there is pain in our family. And to that end, He wants to help heal us from that pain which has been a part of our story, and make the rest of our story more like that Happily Every After than our time with a Big Bad Wolf.  Yes, it’s true; hurt people hurt people. So let’s boldly face the inevitable and concentrate on 1. asking God to help us forgive those people in our family who have hurt us, and 2. as He brings His healing, ask Him to help us make things right with those we hurt. Family can be a very good thing …especially with Father’s Day coming up, let’s think and purposefully pursue family this week, eh?

Here’s a link to a few family pics we took when our sweetie was three weeks old, those of you who’ve been asking for pics.  Enjoy!

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