Peace

There are few things that start my day off better than having time to sit in the still of the morning with coffee. Just sitting in the quiet, watching life come into the day through the sun rising and birds stirring… it really fills me with a sense of peace.

This week has been like a whole week of those mornings strung up back to back. Even though our lives are back into the crazy hustle that once overwhelmed me, I am amazed at the way that God sustains us and gives us peace when we need it. After having spent nearly three weeks of abnormality and being in a somewhat anxious state, it is incredible what it feels like to let it go.

We’ve learned over the past year that as Jesus told his followers in the Sermon on the Mount that worry is fruitless (Matthew 6:25-33). We have seen providence in our life time and time again, so why would we worry that tomorrow would be any different? Even saying that out loud takes a huge weight off my shoulders. It is so freeing to realize that if God carries us through the hard times that He will do the same during the normal ones as well! I laugh at myself when I see how little my mind is willing to accept, and then when God’s nature is revealed that I doubt that it could be true. All that to say, that when one can accept this truth, there is a joy that is carries into all arenas of life, into every crevice of the darkest days.

Letting go of worry through the expectation of God’s faithfulness has been the source of peace in my life this week, and I am so thankful for that experience! We head into Brady’s surgery next week with that peace, and although I don’t relish seeing my little boy uncomfortable and in the hospital again, we know that God’s will is being done through this. I pray that whatever things you may be holding on to that you can’t yet let God carry for you may be released soon. If there are ways that our family can come along side you through prayer, please let us know- so many of you have been a source of comfort to us, and we’d love to provide the same to you.


p.s.: In case you were wondering, Brady loves our new home. Well, I don’t know that he knows that it’s a new home, but he loves the space to roll around again & having all of his toys and books back! He’s almost back to eating & sleeping normally (just in time to have it all screwed up again), and it’s wonderful to see him happy and healthy!