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The Gift
Posted by Shaylee Honey on September 07, 2010 at 5:28 am
Please meet Kaye Price-Hawkins: Christian Homes & Family Services board member, language arts consultant and friend to many in the Abilene, TX area. Kaye writes today on a special experience she had with brand new parents and their tiny baby.
Slowly, the door opened and the caseworker walked into the room. Following closely behind, a stunning couple, both dark-haired, and with eager, smiling brown eyes joined us. He placed an arm around her shoulders; she placed her hand on her mouth. Both focused on the tiny bundle wrapped in a handmade blanket. The foster mother gently slipped the sleeping infant into the young woman's arms. The new father had not taken his arm from his wife's shoulders, nor his eyes from this precious part of his life that days ago was only a dream. Those present witnessed a sacred moment when an invisible bond of God's love and grace materialized before their eyes.
I couldn't keep from thinking about the teen who gave birth to this little one and who knew in her heart that she could not provide the kind of home her child would have if allowed to leave her arms and enter into the lives and hearts of a mature couple. My prayer was for her as well as for these new parents whose lives changed so suddenly.
Even as I recall that morning in the Christian Homes living room, my eyes fill with tears. I experienced a brief glimpse into the Christian Homes & Family Services' mission--placing fragile, marginalized babies and children into the homes of those who desire to nurture and care for children, but who weren't able to have children of their own or those who saw a need and stepped forward to accept the gift and the challenge.
As a Board member, I have known--on paper and by testimony--the mission and the heart of Christian Homes, but not until this day when I witnessed the placement of this baby did I have the depth of understanding of what these emotional, life-changing moments were like. This experience reinvigorated my commitment to finding ways to help this ministry stay vital and filled me with thanksgiving for the opportunity to serve Christian Homes & Family Services.
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I have a family member who is notorious for giving awful Christmas gifts. One year I got a George Foreman grill cleaning sponge, but no George Foreman grill and I didn’t already own one.
The best gift I received was a letter written by my spouse of 10 years. It made me cry from joy and honestly, I’ve never done that over any material gift.
