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Matthew 25:31-46

This is a verse my husband sent to me a few days ago while he was at work. Shawn had sent a text to me that said, "Matthew 25:31-46" and nothing more than that.

And here it is: (NLV)
The Final Judgment
31 “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will place the sheep at his right hand and the goats at his left.

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home. 36 I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’

37 “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? 39 When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’

40 “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’

41 “Then the King will turn to those on the left and say, ‘Away with you, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his demons. 42 For I was hungry, and you didn’t feed me. I was thirsty, and you didn’t give me a drink. 43 I was a stranger, and you didn’t invite me into your home. I was naked, and you didn’t give me clothing. I was sick and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’

44 “Then they will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?’

45 “And he will answer, ‘I tell you the truth, when you refused to help the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were refusing to help me.’

46 “And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”


I read that scripture and knew, KNEW, my husband was right. I told him I loved him and thanked him for the scripture. He told me this, "At least this is how I feel about it. If we don't do this we are turning our backs on God."

My husband is right. We will not stop unless or until God stops us. We will continue on this journey to bring our son home safe and sound. We will continue to pray for guidance and discernment. We will continue to pray for financial provisions. We will continue to pray for our family.

Shawn and I make a great team. I am grateful to have such a good husband, provider and God-fearing man in my life.

So, here is a picture of me and my "rockstar" husband taken just 3 or 4 months before the twins were conceived. It totally cracks me up that my online friends call him my "rockstar" husband!!


And my most favorite picture of all time...Shawn holding his first born son, Joseph.


I cannot wait to see him with Alexander.