Grace

"Lord, only you know the gift hidden in the losses in life.
Only you see the treasures in the darkness,
The riches stored in secret places.
Until you are ready to reveal them to us,
Give us your graces for the waiting."
-- Verdell Davis

God tells us he wants us to wait patiently for him midst the unanswered questions and perplexities of life. Obviously, that's very hard to do, and we certainly need his "graces for the waiting."

There are things far worse than cancer. Yesterday, someone very dear to us lost her husband. She was in the air, traveling to be with her daughter who is about to give birth, when her husband took his life. One can only imagine the dark horror that now shrouds what should have been the joyous occasion of birth. (I'm sure he would never have put his loved ones through this agony if he'd been in his right mind.) May God give his inexplicable grace to all who grieve.

I am scheduled for a C-T scan on Tuesday the 14th. I hope there are no growing tumors, but....

Our weather broke all-time temperature records the past two days at 104 degrees. (I know that doesn't sound like much to you who live in central Africa and south Asia.) Makes us very thankful for air conditioning, and for jobs we can do indoors.

This evening we're invited for dinner and dominos. We're looking forward to good food, stimulating conversation, and laughter.

Have a great day.

Carol