For those who stand in the gap

Having your children grow up and leave you is such a lesson in love, sorrow, and faith. There are so many questions that come up by the second. What if I didn’t teach him this? What if this happens? What if he doesn’t know what to do in this scenario? What if he needs me and I’m not there? It’s enough to make a mama panic. But the truth is, he was only ever given to me for a little while. And even in these years when I have thought that he belonged to me, he has always belonged to God first. He still does. And I know that as much as his dad and I love him, God loves him even more. And He has him in his hands. In the good times. And in the bad. And so I just have to trust that when I cannot be there, God always will be. And he will always send people to stand in the gap. And to all the people who have offered to stand in the gap for me, thank you. Thank you for being a part of our village. I am grateful for you.