EMBRACED IN LOVE

I have a praise report to share with you! Last week’s reflection, DEEP CALLS TO DEEP,  is hopetoinspireyou.com’s 438th post that was published exactly NINE years to the date of the first reflection entitled AN EXPECTED PHONE CALL! I give God glory for providing weekly inspiration that started back on 9/5/2014 as a “test.” God is good and faithful in providing! I thank each of you for taking  time to read the reflections and for all your support and encouragement throughout the years that has led to three books to date. You are a gift in my life!

 

 

My last two visits of ministry time in the NICU have been graced with special blessings. It has been a dry spell of four months of not being needed. For those who know me personally or are faithful readers of this website, you probably know I thoroughly enjoy loving the littlest ones. The NICU is one of my holy places, where I encounter God’s presence, peace, and joy while snuggling, soothing, and loving the babies. As often happens in our ministries, I believe we receive much more than we give, which is what I experience in the NICU.

 

This verse describes what the first time back reminded me of and what I experienced starting in 2017 until the beginning of the pandemic.

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. –Romans 15:5-7 (NIV) Continue reading “EMBRACED IN LOVE”

IN THE PALMS OF HIS HANDS

My Spirit was blessed and God confirmed a thought I had, just hours before, through a song I heard at church this past weekend.

 

You see, when I am free on the weekends, I continue to help out the NICU at our local hospital with holding and loving those little ones who need some extra attention.  If you are a faithful reader you probably know it is one of my favorite ministries and things to do as I have ended up penning thoughts on my experiences often.

This weekend I enjoyed positioning the babies in different ways once my arm gets tired of one way.  My two favorite ways to hold the little ones is snuggling them against my chest and the other is putting my two hands together to hold their little head in the palms of my hands.

 

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MOVING IN

The month of November has yielded blessing galore for me as the NICU has finally needed some help loving and holding those little ones after a dry spell since July!

There have also been two weeks of “hopping” times when they have brought babies over from labor and delivery when I was present.  Times when I start praying for those little ones and their families,  the babies being in critical condition as the nurses and Drs. try to get them stabilized. Continue reading “MOVING IN”