Blessings

¹ “Sing, barren woman, you who never bore a child;
burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor;
because more are the children of the desolate woman
than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
² “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide,
do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.
³ For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will

dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.

⁴ “Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace;

you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth
and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
⁵ For your Maker is your husband— the LORD Almighty is his name—
the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth.

Isaiah 54:1-5

I love this scripture!  I am barren because I have no physical children of my own (I don't know this medically - I'm using it as a reference).  But God has blessed me spiritually in many ways.  I am blessed to have a closer relationship with my niece and nephews that an aunt normally would have, I think.  I love them dearly, and I'm blessed to have Rae, Ry, and Nick in my life (even if Nick is in another country right now).  I am blessed to work in a church that has a thriving kids' ministry.  :-)  So the things that I like to worry about at times, God has already answered in my life.  I have a big tent full of children, and a Groom coming to take me home one day.  What more could a girl ask for?