This has been another beautiful week in CO. We have had hot days up in the 70's and the spring flowers are smiling all around town...I do love this weather here.

On tuesday of this week I had a dreaded meeting with one of our moms. She recentley re-offended and is looking at a few years, so we needed to talk to her about permanent placement for her daughter. I was not looking forward to this meeting because she has made it very clear to us that she is not going to give up any of her rights. God gave me a really great verse that morning "good people know the right things to say, but evil people only tell lies". Did you know there was a verse like that in the bible? me either. I went on that promise that God would call me good and give me the right words to say. I think He did, yeah it wasn't exactly the responce I would of wanted from her, but she understood what I was saying.
The next day I was in Denver at the womens prison that we visit there every wed. And I left feeling like I really didn't speak much, did I not do the work God asks of me to make His name great. I was mentally beating myself up because I wasn't "preaching" at the women. That night at small group the leader shared how God has been teaching him to listen, not always solve problems, but just listen to people. I was like oh wow, that is all I did all day...listened to this story about how this mom became suicidal as a teenager....this mom share funny stories about her kids and laugh at the good memories....this mom's story of how her parents decided to give her up for adoption...And I decided that day God wanted me to listen...if good people know the right words to say, then sometimes there is no words for that time...but to listen.
Life is not easy here working with the moms of NHM kids, but I am so glad to be here and to be involved in their lives right now.