8 months later...

June 6th, 2019, Natalie made us parents and turned life "right sass-ways." Ha. Granted, in her 8 short months, Natalie has lived in the States, Belize, and now Jordan and has been present for Israel, Turkey, and France. A few weeks before she was born I had a dream that included her God-mother that went like so: her Taeta and I were sitting together and Taeta was hoping to see N kick in-womb. N did, but it was like my abdomen was transparent, and we could see stamps on her feet. It was in that dream it was confirmed that she is stamped and ready for the mission-field. She will serve the kingdom through missions and bringing Jesus to the lost and broken. She will highlight purpose in the lives of others, bringing hope and truth to tired souls. We will teach her that her calling isn't a 'must-do,' but a responsibility. It is her responsibility to fulfill the mission of God that God has given her.

In the mean time, my responsibility...
This morning I pondered back on previous posts and saw God. I saw where He gave me the word "Qualified" as a tattoo before I was certain I was even getting a tattoo. I saw where He revealed the glory He had displayed in my life and how prevalent His anointing is in my life. Have you ever seen God in 2 places at once? We know He is omnipotent, but have we seen it and experienced it?

John 11:40
Then Jesus said, "Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?"

Isaiah 40:5
And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken."

Isaiah and Jesus tell us that we will see the glory of the Father. We will see the miracles that Moses, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob saw... it's not over.

I have always been a mad-dog for spiritual growth and self-improvement, but I have learned that as a mother, there is little-to-no-time for expanding myself. With this in mind, I have had to take a few steps back and observe those in similar situations and learn how they continue to connect with God and focus on their family, allowing themselves to get lost in their purpose and God-identity. My answer, my growth, and my discipline is to simple fill myself up on his Word. I will not look for growth, I will look to be filled because my job right now is to be a vessel that is being continuously pouring out.

Philippians 3: 12-14

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.