Let Love Guide

When I remember You on my bed, I meditate and thoughtfully focus on You in the night watches. For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings [where I am always protected] I sing for joy. My soul [my life, my very self] clings to You; Your right hand upholds me. (Psalm 63:6-8)  This past year, I've learned complete surrender to God and His will. He is sovereign and His plans are greater than we could hope or imagine. I've also accepted His plan rarely looks as we would write or even desire. But I trust His heart, His plan, and His great love for my family.  Mama has received news her triple negative breast cancer has returned and metastasized. She will begin chemotherapy tomorrow (Thursday, October 21). They will image her after two months to see if it's helping slow disease progression. It's not a cure, just palliative. Her oncologist said it's expected to extend her life by 7-12 months.  But God ...  Even though we are devastated and weary, we are not w

Hello sweet friends. Just a quick update to let you know our family is well. We were saddened by my father's unexpected passing, but not overcome. Though we were surprised, Sovereign God knew when daddy would take his last breath from the moment he was knit in his mother's womb.  I have peace he was not alone. From my time near the veil, I know Jesus' forehead was pressed against my daddy's and He ushered him through the shadow into heaven. The night he fell ill, I was driving through the night, praying part of Psalm 23  Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort and console me.  At 4:20am I looked at the clock, noted the time, and knew daddy was with the Lord. My mom called at that moment to confirm what the Holy Spirit had already told me. When I arrived at my parent's home, I told her I was praying these specific words from Psalm 23 and she said she had gone to her Bible, fra