Below is the blessing that I used to say to Anna and Taylor every morning when they walked out the door to go to school, but since Taylor is still fully online and since Anna only goes two times a week, I don't say this prayer as much to them as much these days: The thing about it is that I have said this so many times over the years that it possibly goes in one ear and out the other on many mornings. It also reminds me of the "passing of the peace" in some church services that we say but don't understand the magnitude of what we are saying: I was thinking about this word "peace" and was reminded of the story when Jesus calmed the storm. "On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” 36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it...
Today, Jason and I had some time to go on a run before we headed out of town today. We made up a bit of a different route due to some time constraints. As we got to one intersection, I went one way to stop by the grocery to grab one thing for our trip that we needed, and Jason headed home to make sure Taylor was up for class. As we charted different routes home, I was thinking about different paths we take through life. My mind then just began wandering until I got home. I was thinking about Anna having a week left to decide on college and I began praying for her to have wisdom and guidance. Then that made me think about you and I was praying for you with this next year and with lots ahead of you in middle school and high school and you making a college choice at some point (!). This verse below came to mind, and I'll end this stream of consciousness here trusting that God can our wanderings and ponderings in our prayers for one another. ❤
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