there was alleluia playing from the car next to us and the changing leaves and the wide sky and psalm 56. there was a content babe in the carrier and instead of mama and son at odds, we were exploring the woods together and climbing/crawling up the giant hill and playing at two playgrounds. there was running into a mom i met weeks ago describing a week almost exactly like ours and her encouragement to me when i thought i'd be encouraging her. there was a picnic table lunch and driving through the park to thy mercy my God and stopping by the little airport on our way home. there was the successful conversation with my neighbor about our noise (yikes) and the excited anticipation and relief of moving into a house (so soon!) and flowers from jeremy and worn-out joseph napping.
i'm learning a lot through these kinds of weeks, and one thing i'm seeing is God growing us/me in a steady hope in Him that is different from the hope i have in a perfect day of little difficulty. it's a thought that stretches my heart and mind -- this can be hard AND God is good. our son can be spontaneously furious and our baby can be sick and i can't meal plan for anything AND my hope is in Him. and He's with me! He reminded me this morning.
"You have kept count of my tossings;
put my tears in your bottle.
are they not in your book?
then my enemies will turn back
in the day when i call.
this i know, that God is for me.
in God, whose word i praise,
in the LORD, whose word i praise,
in God i trust; i shall not be afraid.
what can man do to me?" psalm 56:8-11
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Thanks for the encouragement. I had a similar day and even thought about going to that same park! Thanks for good worlds. I am going to link it on my blog! http://sarahcosper.blogspot.com/
oh, so cool, sarah -- thanks for linking :) so glad that my thoughts could be encouraging to you. i hope this week has been better for you guys. annd that would have been awesome to run into you and your girls at cherokee park :)
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