Very true. Having a baby is a very healing thing. We have an 18-y.o. girl in our church who was adopted at the age of 4. Her mother had severely neglected her and spent a lot of time gone or passed out on the couch drunk. Anyway, she loves my children and I let her play with them and carry the baby around after church all the time. I think it's healing her. I told her last week, with tears in my eyes, that she has an opportunity to undo all the hurt that was done to her as she shows love to other small children. She stared hard at me and nodded a little. I know it's done a world of good for me. As much as I complain about the lack of sleep and as hard as my job is, I wouldn't have it any other way. The sweetness of a baby heals something deep inside you.
ISTJ, BTD since 5/05. Battling chronic Lyme disease since ~1985.
"Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial..." I Corinthians 6:12
"Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." - Phillipians 4:8
"Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." - Phillipians 4:8
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