Reflections 2/24/2020: I have been overwhelmed (in the best sense possible) by the flood of love, prayers, practical help and emotional support that you all have pumped my direction. What has struck me most as I have thought on so many of you, is how YOU TOO have gone through stretches of hard times with such courage and grace! Death of loved ones that gutted your lives. Devastating accidents that threatened to demolish future dreams. Illnesses that redefined you in very unwanted ways. Addictions that demand constant vigilance. Judas kiss betrayals from ones you trusted the most. Doubts about God’s attentiveness, (or even concern) for your dilemma. Your faithfulness to fight through your pain is giving me courage to do the same! Thank you!! I guess none of us get through this life unscathed. We live in the tension between trusting Your promises, God, of orchestrating life for our best interests, and the lag time in how that all plays out. Lag times are drag times! How it helps me to see how faithful God has been in all of your lives… despite that stretch of unwanted pain! Thank you for en-couraging me along my present stretch of hard times! It makes ALL the difference!