It was another busy weekend so I am just now getting on top of email etc. Friend Keith came to spend the weekend with me to celebrate his birthday. He fixed dinner on Friday and we had several friends in on Saturday to celebrate his birthday. We also went with another couple to the Spring Show that is always a fun event, enjoying all of the flowing waterfalls and fountains nestled in among large flowering trees with spring flowers blooming all around. It gives us hope that spring may not be too far around the corner after the coldest winter we have experienced here.

As usual Sunday was a delight in our study with teacher Tom. We were studying Exodus 2 with a heavy focus on verses 23-25. Those verses say in part; "...the people of Israel groaned...and cried out for help...And God heard...God remembered his covenant...God saw...and God knew."

And as we read on in Exodus 3 we find that God had Moses in "the wings" to respond to their needs, but it was not immediate. We were reminded that at times God is waiting upon us before making His move, and unfortunately we also prone to make decisions outside of His will and He usually will not override our free will. It sure makes me realize the importance of fervent prayer that James talks about and also being in tune with His Holy Spirit. I have certainly been blessed by God when He has heard my many groanings and responded to them. At the same time I can look back at times when He did not respond in the manner or time as I wished, and can usually see the reason at a much later date.