Lessons in Love | Holly Richardson

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Lessons in Love | Holly Richardson

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Have you ever had to let go of the perfect life you’d imagined? Holly was a nurse, and she was married with one child. She was living the life she’d imagined. Suddenly, after her second child was born, Holly learned her newborn baby had a serious health concern. Doctors told Holly her daughter’s life would be short.
It was hard for her to believe that her life was going to be different than she had imagined. She thought, “Why me? How could God do this to me?”
When Holly was pregnant with her third child, she took a class about adversity. She learned that grief and love are intimately connected. It was okay for her to grieve over her special needs child. It was normal! Many people struggle. Even Christ himself asked His Father to remove the bitter cup from Him.
One evening Holly and her husband were watching a news report on orphanages in Romania. Their eyes were opened, and their hearts overflowed with love for those children. Holly and her husband knew they needed to go to Romania and adopt a child. It was the hardest and scariest thing she’d ever done.
It wasn’t easy. They ended up adopting more than one child, and three of those five children had special needs. Holly was in sheer survival mode for the first year. They continued to adopt, and today they are proud parents of 25 children from eight different countries. Their ages range from four to thirty-one years old.
Does that sound overwhelming? Holly admits that it is overwhelming! Not everyone can adopt 20 children, but everyone can serve. What you do every day to help others matters.
Holly never regretted following her prompting to love. She learned that when she lightened the loads of others, her own load was lifted. The answer to her many questions was to love deeply and love broadly.
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@scottsoward 3 жыл бұрын

"Love multiplies, it never divides..." What an amazing person.

@heidimisfeldt5685 3 жыл бұрын

💖😎

@esarlls3 5 жыл бұрын

"I have never regretted acting on a prompting to love." - That is a golden quote.

@daleroyster2144 5 жыл бұрын

Ed Sarlls I believe you’re a very special person,,,,,,it would be great if all people had your feeling of love,,,,thank you!😇

@arthurkatsikas9015 3 жыл бұрын

Look at the smiles of all the children that tells it all.

@isabellchristofferson7042 5 жыл бұрын

that's so inspiring to love what other people consider bad. To see like God sees and recognize what's precious in His sight.

@bestill365 5 жыл бұрын

I feel like Holly could slay a dragon single handedly! What a warrior for good she is!

@onyasay 5 жыл бұрын

This is such an amazing lady. I am so moved by her selflessness and how she has chosen to prioritise these things in her life.

@grandpaje4734 5 жыл бұрын

She has found the Kingdom of God and his righteousness.💖 and all these things shall be added unto her. More love...💖💖💖

@rajaniravi5685 5 жыл бұрын

God has given you, your husband and your children boundless heart . Now, God and his son beloved son Jesus Christ and angels pleasing to see you. Your church is so blessed, because of you. From Indian Christian

@sarahswanger979 5 жыл бұрын

This is so touching!!! I can’t imagine the welcoming these parents will receive beyond the veil!!!🙌💗

@heidimisfeldt5685 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@bluehedgehog123 2 жыл бұрын

Amen 🙏

@ernestmarcucella6918 5 жыл бұрын

This amazing, you went out to help out some children in an orphanage and children with Special Needs or some kind of a Disability. You and your husband have a big heart. Then some of your children went out on missions too. That is so great and kind of a family. Always doing Gods work.

@ernestmarcucella6918 5 жыл бұрын

I came down later in my life with Epilepsy. It's tough for me but tougher on your family. God Bless you, Amen

@erinfaye2780 5 жыл бұрын

You have almost achieved my dream of 26 children. I love you, thank you for this. You are a hero.

@VolleyballMama 5 жыл бұрын

Your family is so beautiful and so inspiring. Thank you for sharing.

@isabellchristofferson7042 5 жыл бұрын

Joshua helped a little boy with similar disabilities learn to swim. I think that's why God gives us trials so we can help make it easier for others with similar trials. It shows understanding.

@cherinelson3436 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your amazing story. It’s hard not to feel selfish when I see all you have done. Bless you !

@HollyRichardson 5 жыл бұрын

Don't feel selfish! We all have our own paths and our own ways to serve. :)

@patyjimenez1240 5 жыл бұрын

Cheri Nelson you are so right but don’t feel selfish bless you all👍👌❤️

@bisonuberti 5 жыл бұрын

Holly, The Lord has blessed you and your husband to be able to adopt and care for twenty-five of his children here on earth. He will bless your family with the ability to care for another (25) more. Through the power of our Heavenly Father... All things are possible. God bless you and your great family.

@Aliebalie16 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this inspiring video! I actually used to go to school with your son, Joshua! It was pretty crazy when I was watching this right now and I saw his face! I never knew he had so many siblings or came from such an incredible family! He was a great guy. Hope you are all doing well

@EricBZink 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely a lot to be learned about love here, great channel and found a lot of inspiration here for my personal channel!

@lunahringwangshol6933 5 жыл бұрын

Amen! So inspiring.

@dyejo 5 жыл бұрын

Nice job Holly!

@HollyRichardson 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, John. :)

@frankiemudzimba 4 жыл бұрын

I loved this soo much ❤ , just a lovely reminder that we all can serve. We just opened our Sunday service with Hymn 219 😄

@nickfrazzini8052 3 жыл бұрын

That was truly your calling from Heavenly Father Holly. You have done such wonderful things and you are truly blessed. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

@katjorbar 3 жыл бұрын

This woman deserves a Nobel Peace Prize!!

@adambalinski3339 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! I cannot imagine raising over two dozen children, let alone one dozen...

@heidimisfeldt5685 3 жыл бұрын

35. Almost 3 dozen. Needs one more.

@ralphgarza4452 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful message

@virginiahornberger827 5 жыл бұрын

To have a big family is wonderful my dear sweet sister.

@victoriafuller9745 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible story, I came here looking to be uplifted and this story did just that! 💖💖💖 Time to serve.

@CeeCee2118 5 жыл бұрын

I love this, thank you.

@eightsox9237 5 жыл бұрын

You are awesome and your video inspires us all. Thank you

@zaramarland8402 5 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so very much for sharing your amazing story of test n trails, n hopes n dreams.xxx

@Flinabin 5 жыл бұрын

This was amazing !

@isabelgarcia3805 5 жыл бұрын

Wow this a amazing story..thank you...

@MarleeCraig 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such an inspiring message, I have learnt so much, and I have written many of your beautiful words and counsel in my journal, God bless you and your gorgeous family xo

@nonono9636 5 жыл бұрын

Omg so cute! I love the story!

@Moopies 5 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely wonderful! What a fantastic message 💖

@heidimisfeldt5685 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta so absolutely love people like this. 💯% ❤

@cynthiamarble8384 5 жыл бұрын

You my darling are amazing!!!!

@daleroyster2144 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for going!😇

@nixenrider3219 5 жыл бұрын

😭😭😭 This is too emotional

@lydiasteffan9459 3 жыл бұрын

Holly Richardson is an amazing woman!

@rickdempsey2112 5 жыл бұрын

Lovely

@donnabrownbowles3525 4 жыл бұрын

You make me feel the joy of OUR Lord, YESHUA❤❤❤

@johngundaker5655 5 жыл бұрын

Not only does hope work, Faith Works and especially when it's undergirded and topped with lots of selfless love. What an inspiring life, I'm not ashamed to be on the Earth with a family like that. Faith, to me is divine evidence that there is a God in heaven, who supposedly we cannot see. This account is visible of the Divine which is clearly visible.

@yousraadly7341 4 жыл бұрын

The biggest lesson life taught me that A true believers love who God love and get to have good steady commited full of passion relation and rejects who God diapprove and shut them off even if they were their father .The heart of a believer is their guiding . Satanic loves satanic and have good relationship with and they're enemies to a believer, itz a spirtual equation & only true believers love of God lasts and satisfy anything thing less is definitely built to end or destroys. That a fact . I feel like a queen Since ever i started to put God first in my heart & never felt loss of anybody eccept on a matter that would influence my relationship with God ,not just in love relations in every relation same applys and that is the true love that heals . Learn the diffrence .

@donnabrownbowles3525 4 жыл бұрын

THAT'S AWESOME!!!!!!💗💗💗

@terrycarleson6371 5 жыл бұрын

Great

@Redgama69 5 жыл бұрын

Hope works

@letstravel90 5 жыл бұрын

Just waoo happy here i m

@tpbarron 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@cybeledalmas-lewis2120 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@carolswarbrick1722 Жыл бұрын

A great heart, wonderful parents s t r e t c h e d their arms. Caring has no limits. Christ is our example. 🇬🇧

@MissGuided_ 4 ай бұрын

I feel ive been called to help others mainly children i feel so many people who need help but i dont know were to start i just know im called I feel

@missionaryjesuschristbless6646 5 жыл бұрын

I love this video so much it's is really pretty good it's talk about love and Jesus Christ bless i always want to get married in the Dallas Texas temple i can't wait to Jesus Christ bless me with my wife