On my mind

 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths."

Proverbs 3:5

I have been hurting lately for a few blogosphere friends of mine who have wishes that haven't been fulfilled and whose hearts are longing to understand why things have or haven't happended the way they "should have".  It's so hard to understand why life works the way it does.  It's also even harder to go through day to day life without having answers for the future.  I have seen the above verse in a few different places over the past few weeks (in very unexpected places- a bathroom??), and I am hoping that one of you lovelies reads the above and finds some comfort in it.  While it is hard not to have all the answers and to want something so so so terribly that isn't occuring RIGHT NOW, our future has already been shaped and molded by the One who knows exactly what we need and how we need to get there.  There are a few of you out there that I am holding especially close to my heart and praying for regularly- and, trust me, I will be rejoicing like crazy when your prayers (and therefore mine) are perfectly answered!! 

Praise all around!

On this first day of Lent, I couldn't believe more that prayers are answered. Today, baby Ben went home from the hospital and is doing really well. His parents are so happy, and his brother will be so excited to have him back! Also, Crew (who had open heart surgery on Monday) is doing much better than anyone expected. They had originally told the parents that they would be here for 7-10 days and it is looking like they may possibly go home on Friday or Saturday! His heart looks great, the surgery went off without a hitch, he is off all his medication drips, he's breathing on his own, and he's on just a touch of pain meds. He's even starting to eat again! His parents are thrilled and so am I. It's been wonderful to be here in order to help support them during this time. His mom and I are going to sneak a "girl's night out" dinner tomorrow since everything is going so well. Yea!!!