Choosing to SEE

I just returned home from a ladies salad supper at the kids' school.
Everyone brought a delicious salad to share.
The speaker was Steven Curtis Chapman's wife, Mary Beth.
Wow.

My heart is full.
 

She spoke about her loss (of her little daughter, Maria) and her faith in God (the Healer).

She spoke about her struggles with clinical depression.

She spoke about her marriage to Steven Curtis and her passion for international adoption.

After the Chapmans tragically lost their daughter, Steven and their son, Caleb, began fervently praying, "God, we know you're in this, but we're so confused and hurt.  You've got to show us something tangible so we can know Maria's with You! Please, we need to SEE You in this, please let us SEE!"

Well . . . look what Steven found on their little art table.

A flower that Maria had drawn and what do you think it said on the other side??  . . . "SEE".

Wow.

The funny thing is that Maria was in preschool and hadn't written words like that . . . just I love you and names.


And the flower . . . it had six petals (one for each family member) and only one petal was colored in . . . Maria's favorite color, blue.


Mary Beth clings to that drawing and message and she is confident that her little Maria is safe with Jesus.

I love how God works.

Each one of us received a copy of her book, Choosing to SEE and I am so excited to start reading it.

"He has torn us to pieces

but He will heal us;

He has injured us

but He will bind up our wounds."

Hosea 6:1