Walking on the beach. Porto Covo, Portugal. by Alvesgaspar
Good morning, beloved,
The fog is heavy around these parts today. As I peer out the window, I learn a lesson. I can only see right in front of my window. As the morning continues on, the sun is behind the fog. I see a light on the other side of the common area, burning bright. Days like yesterday feel very foggy and unclear. I can’t see what is ahead of me. I cannot guess where my road will take me today. As I wait to have understanding of my head, it is so hard for me not to want the sun to blast through the fog in my life and reveal, reveal, reveal what remains hidden to me. Yet, the Lord has allowed this fog and I can see the light in the midst of it. I am not alone. I am not forsaken. I am His child and I will give thanks.
My voice today with my boys sounds very mopey. Depressed. Anxious. And I find myself just wishing to throw the covers over my head and hide. Yet, I have SO much to be thankful for today.
It is my baby girl’s eighth birthday today. 8 years ago today, I held a little bundle in my arms. She rocked my world with her feisty little ‘tude and determination. You see, she might not have made it. I had to have my appendix removed while she was just three months in my womb. The doctors kept checking ultrasounds and ran tests. They said they just were not sure she would make it. Here she stands today, a testimony to what God can do. When she was two, she started to have seizures that would cause her to become blind for a moment. With each test, medicine and doctor, she bravely faced each. Everyone in each office we went to knew she had a VERY healthy set of lungs. Ahem. 😉 Yet she carried on, didn’t focus on the struggles..She is a friend to all she meets. She is a sweet, kind little girl with a love of dolls and playing rough with her brothers.
3 Grace (favor and spiritual blessing) be to you and [heart] peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I thank my God at all times for you because of the grace (the favor and spiritual blessing) of God which was bestowed on you in Christ Jesus,
5 [So] that in Him in every respect you were enriched, in full power and readiness of speech [to speak of your faith] and complete knowledge and illumination [to give you full insight into its meaning].
We are so blessed, friends. So very, very blessed.
Ann Voskamp offers this beautiful printable today:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/a.voskamp/TheThanksGivingTree.pdf
Enjoy. Give thanks.
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