Earlier this summer, Ryan and I
brought home multiple tubs of memorabilia that had been stored at my parents’
house since we moved to WillowBridge. It took us several weeks to sift through
everything, and along the way, we parted with some memories and held onto
others.
One
of the treasures I found in my sifting was a craft project from a Vacation
Bible School I went to when I was three years old. The frame was made of
popsicle sticks glued together, with a picture of toddler Bekah glued to the
back of it. Someone had written on the frame, “Jesus I will follow you.”
It
would be, in fact, three more years before I made the decision for myself to
follow Christ, but I know I came to the place where I wanted to make that
choice because of the dedication of so many in my home church and other places
(like where this VBS was held). These adults poured into me, and because they
did, I made that very important choice when I was six.
I
turned the picture over to look at the back and saw that it was taken in the month
of July that year.
July,
it turns out, has been a significant month for my faith.
It
was in July 13 years ago that I was baptized in public proclamation of a decision
I made years earlier.
It
was in July 28 years ago that my friend Craig died so unexpectedly in a
motorcycle accident, pushing me to choose whether I would continue trusting in the
Lord. That was such a hard crisis of faith for me, and I will be forever
grateful for how the Lord tenderly cared for my soul in that time.
Yes,
July is a big month for me. A big month of memories. A big month of celebrating
the ways God has so very tenderly led, one moment at a time.
1 comment:
OMGoodness, I love that picture of you!!!
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