I was not planning for my next post to be about this subject, but maybe I'm not the only one that needs to hear it. With everything that has been going on in this nation lately, and the world at large for that matter, I found myself reflecting on my life more often than in previous years, and I asked myself some questions.

I was recently reminded, as I was about to walk into a difficult situation, that I am not walking alone. That no matter what I will face, or what is behind that closed door, I have somebody walking besides me. I do not have to fear.

The sun shines brightly outside, but there's a chill in the air. A cold front has hit unexpectedly, and it will last a few days. The hope of an early spring has vanished quite rapidly. But, it will still come. Maybe not when we want, but it will come.

As the day transitions to night, my heart got stirred and did not have peace until these words were written down. I wrote it as a letter of encouragement for the reader that needs to know that God is still in control. So here it is…

I have a Christmas song stuck in my head for almost a week now. I woke up with it one morning and since then I haven't been able to get rid of it. The chorus keeps resounding in my mind - the words are more real now…