Village Voice - July, 2006
God
Keeps on Providing – Notes from Hailey’s Mom, Part 2
“Then the righteous will
answer him ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you or thirsty
and give
you something to drink?’... “The King
will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the
least of
these brothers of mine you did for me.’”
(Matthew 25:35-40)
Throughout
Hailey’s life we have had particular baby needs such as:
a baby monitor, a bath thermometer, footie
pajamas, etc. We continued to pray,
thanking God for our blessings and asking for help with our finances. Literally the week we needed one of those
items, a package would arrive in the mail or via someone from church,
and
inside the package was that item. We
also received money back from our taxes and a student loan from
Hailey’s
honorary grandparents (Village Baptist members) to help us with other
necessities. To this day family members
and friends continue to bless Hailey with clothing, gift cards, toys
and even
diapers. God provided for us throughout
Hailey’s entire first year of life and I did not have to work. To quote Leslie Parreco, “That’s a miracle!”
I
interviewed at Johns Hopkins that week and I got the job.
I signed a one year contract to create
newsletters and other publications to raise awareness about Hib
disease, which
is the cause of death for approximately 400,000 children under the age
of five
in the developing world. I write for the
Hib Initiative, which is assisting countries in the developing world
with
obtaining the Hib vaccine for their infants, to prevent more death and
disability. So here we are, Hailey and
I, at home and I have an interesting job writing. I
never imagined this scenario.
Since the Hib Initiative just needs me to edit
the
quarterly newsletter now, I have been praying for additional work. I am blessed to have taken on a job as chef –
very fun – cooking for a couple from Village.
Also, this week I am discussing details with a law firm I worked
for
when I was pregnant, to edit their employee handbook.
I am grateful that God continues to provide
for my family and that I have the opportunity to work from home and
watch
Hailey grow. Each day is a new adventure;
as you have seen, Hailey is walking and talking and she is very excited
about
it. Thank you for your prayers, love and
support.
Rebecca Boggs