tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193834537661732936.post4467743843739926200..comments2023-05-01T02:33:34.003-07:00Comments on Our Eyes Opened: PassionTesneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12854099582426075371noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193834537661732936.post-59012611601983544342011-01-05T14:21:37.371-08:002011-01-05T14:21:37.371-08:00I know I have a passion and a calling for SN adopt...I know I have a passion and a calling for SN adoption. My other passion is to build a working residential farmstead for adults with Down syndrome and other cognitive disabilities. Sometimes I feel like the two are mutually exclusive, at least for the time being. The farmstead will be pretty labor-intensive, especially initially, but I'm trusting God for the timing!ashleypmohttp://www.thenewfaceofdowns.org/adoptionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193834537661732936.post-88658295101683889682011-01-05T14:04:12.223-08:002011-01-05T14:04:12.223-08:00I'm still working on what my passion "mea...I'm still working on what my passion "means" or rather, how to "channel" it properly :) God has clearly placed a passion in my heart for orphans and for children with SN(no surprise there, huh?). But, He has also pressed upon my heart the desire to do things other than adoption type advocacy to truly "care for orphans" in other ways. We have taken the first step to do that already this year(hence the t-shirt we're selling which is about more than adoption) and I know that God is calling us to MORE. We've taken one step in the direction of "more" and we're waiting to see what other steps He will have us take.<br />The passion that keeps me awake at night...the one that I don't have a clear direction on what to do about yet....is to help parents that are raising their children with special needs in Eastern Europe. Oh, we've started working on that one....but I feel like there is MORE there too. I just know that I CAN'T do that by myself and it has been surprisingly hard to find other people who want to walk the walk and not just talk the talk with this particular passion of mine :) <br /><br />I do COMPLETELY understand what you mean about a true passion. I struggle with "being still" and letting God direct the passion that He has placed in my heart. No idea how it's all going to play out, but the first step is saying, "Here am I, send me." and that's what we're trying to do right now!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05854999345315958520noreply@blogger.com