Monaca

This was on Monaca's blog today. Monaca is Will's potential future fiancee, but Will hasn't popped the question yet, even though it is one of my Mom's last requests. Monaca has received the thumbs up from my entire family, including my Grandma, who is the toughest of all of us. She and Will came to visit my Mom yesterday, and her entry touched me.

Today Will and I went to visit Mom Kurt. I had told myself that I wasn't going to cry, but failed miserably. She is someone that I wish I knew much better than I do. I can tell by her family that she is a remarkable woman full of strength, grace generosity and love. Her life resembles the heart of Jesus more than anyone I have ever met. You can sense it with out her even saying anything. I hope that everyone has an opportunity to meet someone like this in their lifetime. It is a humbling experience.

My job constantly reminds me of the brokenness of society, of families and of people. The Kurt family has reminded me of what God intended family to look like. All of the Kurt households are filled with love and laughter and a genuine concern not only for each other, but for everyone around them that is rare to find. I have been more loved and accepted by this group of people than by some of my own family. I don't have words to express how overwhelming that is to me. I hope that some day I am able to be the mother of a family that resembles this one.

She prayed for Will and I before there was an "us". It amazes me how God works like that. I spent so many years confused and praying that God would bring someone into my life, not just anyone, but a specific person with a good heart who loved Him, and to know she was praying for the same thing for Will just reminds me of how big our God is.

At times like these it is hard to understand the plan that God has. I do pray that he will be the comfort, strength and peace for the entire family right now and help them to celebrate the amazing gift they have in their mom.