We went to a fundraiser at Rita’s tonight for sweet Faith. (Faith is a 6yo girl at Ava’s school who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor 2 months ago and given 6 months to live.) This was the first time we had met Faith (except for Ava) and her mom.
Faith was sitting in her wheelchair, signing gorgeous black-and-white photos of herself. My heart just ached for her. You could tell how hard it was for her to get the Sharpie to write how she wanted it to, and she looked so sad. She was a stunningly beautiful little girl just a few short weeks ago, and she looks completely different now. (She is still beautiful–she’s just put on a lot of weight from the steroids and her face is puffy. This is so hard for her.) I just can’t imagine being in her shoes. Or her sweet mama’s.
Please pray for her family and take a minute to encourage them if you would.
We got to chat with the World’s Best Teacher–Livi and Ava’s kindergarten teacher–whose name happens to start with K, the letter of the day. She loves Jesus and loves kids, and I love her to death.
Tomorrow Nina and I get to spend the day at COSI with Ava’s class. And then watch Livi and Ava each play a soccer game.
I’m blessed. And life is short. And I want to spend it doing the most important things.
I sometimes feel like I don’t know what those are. Or I feel like there are too many important things to fit in my day. But I know that’s not true. I know I often confuse urgent with important. Or what I want to do with what God wants me to do.
I think I need to spend some time with Him, asking Him to show me what’s most important and how that should play out in my day-to-day life.
Question for you: What’s most important in your life? And how do your actions reflect that?
And a special thank-you to Jennifer (all 4 of you), Joyce, Joanne, Joslyn, Jenna, Jess (both of you), Jennie, Jonna, Jane, Jenny and Josiah for playing the Name Game yesterday! You squeaked past the M’s but didn’t catch the A’s.
And if your name starts with K, here’s your chance to win the whole Kit and Kaboodle. Give me a K!
Have a great weekend! Remember what’s most important!
I am seriously missing out by not keeping up with ‘bloggers’ that I l.o.v.e.
How about K for Kaye and do you get bonus points if your maiden name starts with K and the middle of your last name starts with K?
Blessings today and always,
KK (the grands name for me) = more bonus points!!!!!
KELLI!
Chris and Caroline are the most important. I am trying to work on showing them more and whining about everything less.
I’m a K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
K’s are taking over our family – there is a secret plot. Much love from the K Webbs.
so, i’m not really an “M” and i’m not really a “K” but i feel strangely closer to the “K” part of my name. I’m a Kathleen – as is my Grandmother. So…here’s my shout out to the “K”s …who are also sorta “M”s.
thanks for loving Faith so well and for sharing her story!
love you.
I love that my mom chose to spell my name with a K!!! K’s rock!
Figuring out what’s important each day is a very hard thing to do. I recently started a masters program, and it’s been a challenge to balance the new workload with an allready busy life. But I took a break today and painted my daughter’s toenails, made her smile, and loved every minute! Thanks for the post…
I am so glad that you went with “K”!!! Count me in!
Great post today. I seem to need that reminder about what is most important almost daily. Life tends to get muddled up and I lose focus on the One that can set everythimg straight. Thanks again for the reminder!!
I’m a K. K for Karen.
Kelly starts with K!
I took my first grade class to the zoo today and thought of you and your family. We need to meet up at the Indy Zoo or Columbus this summer- let’s make plans!
Another K…woohoo! Thank you for sharing about this sweet girl and her rough circumstances. I’m thankful that His ways are not our ways. We would never have chosen this for her. But our God has His purposes…
Right now what comes to mind about the most important thing is serving my Lord – in whatever capacity He has for me. Surrendering daily and continually praying, yearning to fulfill His desires and purposes while He molds and makes me into the Kelsie He wants me to be. I guess that sums it up.
I like Kat’s mission statement. Inspiring!
My first name is actually Karen, but as that is also my Mom’s name, I’ve always gone by Layne to keep things from getting too confusing!
Yay for K’s! I’m Kristy.
Thanks for the reminder to enjoy the most important people in my life. One of my sons is Kolby, does that count for one of your K’s?!
The more and more I get to know Jesus the more and more He tells me that relationships are important. The more and more he tells me that He’d rather me get to know Him, than anything He does for me. He’d rather me know My Redeemer than my redemption. Does that make sense?
So, I try to focus on relationships, mostly the ones within my home. My kids will look back on their childhood one day and very easily identify mistakes I made. I’d be content as could be if they remember 2 things. No matter what happened or where we were at, I loved Jesus and I loved them.
Holla for the K names
Praying for sweet Faith!
I think being happy wherever I am at is most important to me. If that means helping my friends, or doing for my kids, or loving my husband even when it’s hard, I want to do those things with happiness.
My instant response to your question is that family is the most important thing to me. But I am beginning to realize more and more that my love for family probably keeps me staying put and not being open to other things God might have for me. I just don’t exactly know what to do about that.