Child Rescue Magazine
Official magazine of the child rescue center Official magazine of the child rescue center
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PEBBLES OF GRACE FOR PARENTS JUNE 2024 MOMMY, WHO IS GOING TO TIE MY SHOELACES? Parenthood is an immense blessing from God. A colossal responsibility, a journey we can only undertake by the grace of God, and with faith in Jesus, as he equips us daily in our parenting ministry. My name is Brenda, I am a single mother. I have spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy due to an injury at birth. I will share that story, (it won’t be today though.) If I had to explain it in a simple way all I can say is that my muscles and nerves don’t function normally. I could also say that I am in a wheelchair for now, but certainly not for eternity… (Please laugh, I have a mischievous look on my face.) My son, Pietie, is six years old and I am in the process of adopting him. (The story o f how we met is a beautiful testimony for another day) What is the most important thing we could consider doing when raising our children? Is it providing a roof over their heads? Is it clothing their bodies? Is it providing them with a good education? Is the answer to this all the above and so much more? What if the best thing we could do for our children above all else before we do anything was praying for them? We were getting ready for school one morning and his granny was on a trip away from home. He came to me and asked: Mommy, who is going to tie my shoelaces? I told him I would ask our neighbour to help when he fetched him for school. It sounds simple enough right? Inside of me though I was falling apart. I felt like a failure. I cannot even tie my son’s laces…. What kind of mother am I? Questions and voices raced through my head, they made me feel unworthy of motherhood, but I kept my cool and a happy smile on my face. … My little guy and the neighbour left for school that day, laces tied perfectly, then the flood gates opened, and I began to cry for everything I would never be able to do…. I think all parents feel overwhelmed sometimes, just like I felt at that moment. It felt like an hour, but I am pretty sure it wasn’t. 15
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OUR PARTNERS<br />
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BABY SAVERS<br />
SOUTH AFRICA<br />
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DO THE RIGHT THING<br />
USE OUR<br />
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