The Moment You Realize That Your Wings Are Spread So Chicks Can Be Covered

Hey all my lovely family!I am so sorry that I haven't posted an update sooner! THings have been hectic but so good since I got here. My Room mates are Jubilee Hernandez, Amy Peterson and Annie-Grace Kruger and I am so blessed to have such amazing women to share my home with this year! They have been such an humbling present to me so far! here is a pic of two of them! This was their first day of school.

So Just to touch on the title of this post really, I spread my wings when I made the choice to migrate to america for a season, but I never expected that in spreading my wings that I would find 3 chicks taking shelter under the cover of my wings. I just have been so humbled and honoured that God has given me the opportunity this year to live life with these three amazing first year students. When God told me who my room mates would be this year I had no idea that He wanted me to lead them, or guide them, or cover and protect them. I just thought that I would have great friendships with them, but God totally had a different idea.I have found that in posturing my self in obedience to His will (In spreading my wings) that He has blessed me with the favour in others lives and given me the opportunity for my words to have influence in them (The three chicks sheltered in my wings). I have truly felt like I have stepped into a motherhood I didn't know was there, I find my self ecstatic when they achieve things, and I am excited to hear about their days, and about what's on their hearts, I am excited to hear what they learnt about God that day, and I love spending hour upon hour talking about God and His goodness with them. I have been blown away by the bonds He has already built between us, and I am just in awe of what He will accomplish within and through us by us for doing life with each other.The main thing that I have been learning about is that being in a posture of obedience to him, allowed him to bestow a blessing on me. All I did was spread my wings and let Him be my updraft and now I find myself a mother-hen with they amazing chicks looking to me for their spiritual covering. Every time I thinking about it, I feel so humbled by the what He has in trusted me with.So I would just like to ask for your prayer, as I begin to do life with these girls, that I may be a safe place for them, they I may be successful at providing an environment the releases them to be them selves, that I may have the wisdom to do relationship well with them, that I may steward a culture of honour towards them well, that my home would be a place of peace, love and family, that I may be sensitive to the heart of the father for them, and be able to be the encourager that they need, and that I may continually release life to them. thank you sooo much for taking the time to read this, and I will do my best to do an update every week!Lots of love and I miss you all very very much!Love Tashiexx