Psalm 127:3-5 Behold, children are a heritage
from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand
of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who
fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks
with his enemies in the gate.
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I
was remembering tonight that when I was shopping for a house in
Phoenix, before I met my husband, I was always looking for a proper yard
for my dog. My dog that, my friend Tiffany loved to point out, didn't
exist yet. I didn't have dogs but every yard I would say either "This
would be great for my dog" or "This wouldn't work for my dog." She
asked me, "Where is this dog you keep talking about?" I told her I was
speaking those things that weren't as though they were. I said that I
will have dogs and I want my house to be ready for them. I didn't have a
dog then but I have dogs now!
I keep reading blogs
written by moms about their experiences. I was thinking I should write a
blog from my point of view - a Childless Mother - but that's not right.
I have children. I don't have children born of my body but every child I
have held in my arms is mine in some way. Someday I will have a child
or two or three who may even call me Mom.
One of the
little girls at camp asked me if I had children. I told her no but we
were in the process of becoming foster parents and that we'd like to
adopt someday. She asked me how many kids I wanted. I told her "six but
that was a bit much for my husband. I always thought I would have four
kids but I would be happy with two." She then asked if I would want just
one child. I said yes, I would be thrilled to have even just one child.
She then asked, What if you don't get any kids? I said, stretching out
my hands, "Then you are all my kids!"
When I was trying to
come up with a name for my blog, everything I tried was taken. I was
thinking I would like to write letters to "my kids" and tell them how
much they are loved. I want them to know that they are special and
created by God for a purpose. I don't have parenting advice but I do
have the love of my God that I can share. I was thinking about my camp
kids. If I could speak to them everyday, what would I tell them?
I
started looking at Bible verses for inspiration. The verse above caught
my attention. I've read it before, many times. It's one of those verses
that strikes the heart of the barren woman. We will never have a quiver
full. Then I remembered something . . .
One of the things
we do at camp is share with the children what their names mean. We
use a book called The Name Book by Dorothy Astoria. It has Biblical
meanings and Bible verses.
I love my name but I've never
been crazy about its meaning - Archer. Blegh. Not very exciting.Where
was "Gift of God" and "Warrior" and "Blessed?"
But, guess
what? An Archer has a QUIVER!! A quiver full of arrows!!! Every time I
say my name now, I will see my quiver full of arrows. "Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth." Okay, youth may be stretching it a bit but I'm younger than Abraham's Sarah. ;)
By the way, we are looking at houses here. We discuss how each house will work with our kids. :)
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