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This week’s Reader’s Choice FMF prompt is …
Setting my timer for five minutes, and … GO.
I used to think I came from a broken family.
From the age of seven, I was carted back and forth every other weekend from mom’s house to dad’s house, and back again.
Back then, in my little conservative, midwest suburb, I was the only kid in my class who had two toothbrushes in two different houses.
Though it became “the norm” for me, it never really felt normal.
Broken should never be normal.
Fast forward a decade and a half.
I jetted across an ocean for a six month stint, and what I found there on the tip of Africa blew me away.
In a small church nestled in the elbow of the city bowl, I found family.
God gave me brothers and sisters in that foreign and faraway place I never could’ve dreamed about. He gave me spiritual fathers and mothers who shaped and nourished me for over a decade.
Through them, I learned that family isn’t broken after all — in Christ, He makes all things whole.
STOP.
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What a masterful post, Kate! Just brilliant.
So true, in Christ, we are made whole again. God’s love is truly redeeming and has the power to restore us from our brokenness.
So good, Kate! Yes, He calls us to be His family and in Him and through the work of His grace in our lives we are made whole! Good stuff, friend! Happy Friday to you!
Thank you, Rachel! Same to you!
I loved this post probably because my experience is completely the opposite. I come from a whole family but have experienced the brokenness of church family, which can be so painful. I am grateful God knows His children & what we need & brings “family” to us. Blessings!
Thanks for that perspective, Joanne! Just goes to show how the Lord indeed cares for His own. xx
I had two toothbrushes too. I never got used to that shuffle. And I’m grateful for a Heavenly Father who bound those wounds with His love. xo
Solidarity, sister. xx
Oh Kate! Me too!!!! When others only had one toothbrush and one home! I was in 6th grade. We’re breaking that broken aren’t we??? I LOVE that I have been happily married for 21 + years and going strong. Great prompts for the series!
Praising God with you for His faithfulness, Christy!
Beautiful post! Thank you for sharing. God is so sovereign, so GOOD to us.
What a beautiful blessing from God. 🙂
The church I grew up in set the example for me as to what the body of Christ, the family of God, should be. I’m in my 50’s now, but still feel such love and affection and appreciation for them it’s hard to put into words. I look forward to a great big church reunion in heaven one day : )
Thanks as always for the great party, Kate, and I’m glad you found your family. It’s a hard road sometimes. Participating in #write31!
Enjoying the challenge of writing again! Joined up with write 31 Days and FMF! 🙂 Yay! Though I will admit that being away from writing for so long (why did I stop??) is making the challenge even harder!
I’m a little late (ok a lot), but I did it anyway! Thank you for being so faithful to provide this space for us, Kate. 🙂
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I didn’t know this linked to the comments, sorry! Kate, I loved yoru post and how you found family far from blood relatives. I love that God surrounds us with family. Sometimes, we just have to look a little bit for it.Beautiful!