Goodbye

by Kate Hasson

Since I’ve started contributing to this blog in May of last year, my family has gone through much. We moved to our first owned home, failed with our adoption plans, got pregnant, smoked out our house, have lived in several different homes over the past 4 ½ months, had my parents live in a foreign land, and as of yesterday have birthed our 3^rd daughter. Life is full of unexpected blessings and we have been blessed to be the recipients of such a Good Gift Giver.

Our world view has changed much since we haven’t been able to live in our own home; a blessing. Our hearts have been opened even more greatly to loving the fatherless through our failed attempts at adoption; a blessing. Our passion for making Christ’s name known in foreign lands has exploded; a blessing indeed!

Our family has grown with the addition of our new baby Elizabeth Love, another blessing.

Though each experience has had it’s struggles I can only come away labeling each as such from our great God. Through them we have come to know Him more sweetly and He is oh, so good and watchful of His children; I am comforted to be in the palm of His hand.

Now it is time for me to drop some commitments and take care of my family, so this is my last post. Thank you for letting me share my wrestling's and thoughts with you over the year, it has been an encouragement to me. Please be in prayer for me, I covet your prayers quite intensely, as I endeavor to walk through the new stage of life being a mother of three.

Last night, through a particularly rough stage of labor I was compelled to cry out to my Savior. Nothing could provide as much security and comfort at that time than calling on Him and focusing my mind on the joy of who He is. The only thing I could think of at the moment was singing (and at times whispering) the song How Great Thou Art. Travis belted it out with me and helped me get through my pain with the sweetness of his voice beside me ringing in my ear. I’d like to leave you with those words that brought oh so much comfort in hopes that they will in turn provide the proper focus for your heart and mind if and when difficulty arises. Oh How Great He Is!

O Lord my God, When I in awesome wonder,

Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made;

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

Thy power throughout the universe displayed.

 Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

 And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing;

Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in;

That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing,

He bled and died to take away my sin.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!

 When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation,

And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.

Then I shall bow, in humble adoration,

And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"

 Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art.

Then sings my soul, My Saviour God, to Thee,

How great Thou art, How great Thou art!