2 Babes in the woods

     I love that song! Our dad used to sing it to us at night before bed. It comforted me and soothed me with each Baritone note he sang. Yet, a sadness, at even such a young age, would come over me. Because the "babes in the woods" were abandoned. Left, not knowing their way back home. They relied on each other and remember, they were babies. I pictured them in my mind to be around 4 or 5 years old. The same age I was when I heard this song. 

     Now, when I recall that song to my memory, I think of Jack and Lucas. My sister's grandchildren. Their daddy died suddenly at the age of 33, not abandoning them, but leaving them without saying goodbye. Their mother proved to be not so good in tending to their needs, so my sister did. She now has full custody of them and these babies are now, 11 and 13 years old. 

     Left in the woods, so to speak, my sister became The Woodsman who found them and led them home to a safe haven. God does not abandon even the smallest of His creatures. He saved them from the wilds of the woods. I am proud of my sister and all of the mothering she has put forth while still going through her own trials. Her husband of over 45 years died just last year of cancer. So she goes it alone. But not really. Her faith in God has put a stronghold on her life and the anchor in the stormy waters of her boat, remains Jack and Lucas. 

     Being saved comes in many forms. Just when you think you're being the one helping save someone, you find that God has sent someone else to help save you. 

     We are all "babes in the woods", at one time or another in our lives. But He will not leave us alone. Making ourselves aware that The Woodsman is searching and His quest, is to find us, and take us home.