What a week!

Well, I've got to say that I never cease to be amazed at all the things a week can hold! This has been a week filled with extreme pain and loss, but also blessing and relief! It has been yet another reminder that life is a journey. Every day brings a new experience from which we can either learn or grow bitter. There are many changes throughout life, and some of them will be easier than others. Life, when lived to the fullest, is a plethora of growth. Nothing in life is accidental or meaningless. Check out Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 --

1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,

3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,

4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,

5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,

7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.


These verses are a reminder to me that there is a reason for everything that happens in life. Someone a whole lot wiser and all-knowing than I am has things under control! What a relief to know that everyone I love is in God's hands. No matter what happens to me or to the ones I love, I can trust in the wisdom of God -- He knows best! Thank you, God, for being so good!