Lydia drew this picture.  I love it.  My life has been a roller coaster lately~  more so than normal.  I've laughed probably more than I have in a long time, which is good.  Laughter is good.  And yet I've also had times of feeling very uncertain.   It's in those times, my Papa keeps telling me to be still.  Just be still and let Him meet me right in my times of uncertainity and longing.

I was looking outside the other day at a bush I planted last Spring.  I am not good at gardening, although I would love to be.  It seems everything I plant dies.  Well it doesn't seem~ it does!  So sad.  Anyways, this plant did horrible all Spring and Summer.  In fact, I was getting ready to just pull it up, but decided to just leave it.  I looked out the window the other day at it, and lo and behold, it's thriving!  I was so excited.  I think change is hard.  This plant went through a time of transition and change and was struggling, but it has made it through and is now beautiful.  I was so inspired.  I thought, "Yes, I'm going through a time of change and transition, but I'm going to be okay."  I might not look so pretty for awhile, but that's okay.  Am I willing to be seen as the ugly, struggling plant right now? I hope so.  I hope I can do what Papa is asking me to do: Be still and know that He is God.  I hope that in this time I can still look around and see all God's wonder and joy around me and drink it in.  I hope that I will be willing to sit and learn all Papa wants to teach  me instead of worrying about what I look like.  I pray that I will open my heart, soul, and mind wide open to Papa and let Him fill me up.    

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