My oldest son and his wife have just lost a baby,they are in the process of moving back home, and the funeral is pending ,as a new job awaits him here.
My daughter and son in law,coincidentally ,are moving from our guest house to a house nearer his job,about an hour away.
My youngest received word just last night, that his long awaited dream of enlistment as a Marine has been denied due to a minor heartbeat issue .
My husband is struggling with health issues again and also pursuing retirement in the very near future.
As I reflected on each of these ,I was amused at myself for thinking I had some power to do anything about any of them!How absurd of me!!!!
Even the day to day issues of my other two children who are struggling through marriage issues ,financial difficulty because of the economy and all the other issues involved with those things,are beyond my control.
Honestly,what CAN I do about those things?
If I believe what I say I do ,then I need to leave those things at the feet of Jesus and trust Him to work them out for the good of each of them.
I also need to get busy with the things that I can do ~ one of those things is sewing.
I can begin again because I need to be busy,productive and ...ok ...I admit it...- I need the distraction so that I can continue on with what promises to be another exciting,eventful few months.
SO today,while life is at times unbearably difficult, I am determined to begin again in my sewing room and create clothing that I enjoy and my sweet clients enjoy.
I am determined not to dwell amongst the thorns in the way long enough to allow them to harm me.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according tohis purpose.
Romans 8:28
