Sometimes you get caught!

       
        We have been having a very tough few days. Our lives are so full of schedules, meetings, doctors, hospitals, and living that I was surprised when I had a moment to just look. In that moment, I saw the most beautiful thing. In that moment I got to witness my sons being the hands and feet of Christ, literally.
         If you don't know, we have been so busy with the surgery of our daughters hand and arm. All of this running around, meetings, surgery and hospitals have been to help our daughter's arm be able to grow in a somewhat normal way. Our daughter, Blandis, is adopted from Cameroon, Africa and has been home with us about 5 months. We adopted her knowing that this surgery was necessary for her growth. Our children knew this also. With all of the time spent caring and loving on Blandis it was not on her that my boys showed Christ.
          This afternoon was an early release from school and I watched my sons show Christ's love. I had to pick up my boys but one is at a different campus and took a bus over to the younger sons campus for me to pick up. This was the first time, this school year, Santiago rode the bus. Today the bus was extremely late and I was getting impatient. I had to leave Blandis at the hospital when I picked up the boys.
           I waited on the side walk as Everett ran up to get his brother as he got off the bus. As I waited I  watched all of the kids get off and go their ways. All of I sudden, I was a bit afraid that Santiago had forgotten to ride the bus and I would need to spend more time to get him from his campus. Then lastly Santiago came off the bus very slowly and handed his brother a bunch of things. Santiago then turned around and walked over to the door as he held his hand out. Surprisingly, I noticed that he was helping another child off the bus. The boy had his arm around Santiago's shoulder and was slowly hopping down the sidewalk. Both of my boys were helping this boy hop to his father. One was carrying his things and the other was being his crutch. They came pretty far before the boys father realized what was happening and that is why i happened to see so much. I got to see my sons actually be the hands and feet of Christ.
           While I watched and waited for them. I was not fully aware of what was happening. When we got to the car Santiago thanked me for waiting for them. Santiago explained he was the last off the bus because a classmate was hurt. He said that the boy got hurt this morning but really started to be in pain this afternoon and could not walk, at all, on his foot. He was not really friends with the boy but knew he should help him because no one else was. Santiago asked Everett to carry the boys things when they got off the bus and he helped him to his father. The boy was in such pain that when he reached his father he was extremely relieved. I saw the relief on the boys face and was thankful for my boys.
             Today I witnessed my sons being the hands and feet of Christ. When others were to busy, or didn't realize the circumstances, I got to witness my sons being who God asked them to be.  I caught Everett following his older brother and doing what was asked when needed, as the hands of Christ. Just as importantly I saw Santiago be Christ's feet. He carried his friend to his father for the comfort that he needed. Just as our Christ carries us to our father for eternal comfort.
             I could not be more proud of who my boys grow to be than who they are today. This very minute they exude Christ to others. They have taught me that even though we are busy thinking we are helping Christ's hands and feet. God is in control and Christ is shown through us! We need to remember to always be Christ's hands and feet by helping others. Always, even when it is not in our time. Always, even when it is not our thought and even when it is not our want. Christ may use us to sit back and watch rather then be.
             Today,  as I was helping my daughter heal her arm and hand, I received the blessing of seeing my sons BE Christ's arms, hands and legs. These boys are amazing and I caught them being so!