what has held us through the storms

the last few posts are fairly turbulent, at least, remembering them was for me. it made me stop and ask myself, what held us through those rough waves. i can honestly say that knowing that God was completely in control AND that He knew the child that He had for our family was our sanity in this journey. even now, when we are tempted to give way to fear, remembering who He is holds us fast. He is a strong tower. He is good. that doesn't eliminate pain, but it does remind me that He will use all of the pain to bring beauty. He is not taken by surprise. when i am blind sighted, He is ready and prepared, knowing full well what was coming. when the temptation to just quit sinks in, to stay our happy little family of four, He reminded me that He had called us to this. He would accomplish what He had set out for us.

over and over, i have said that i have no idea how people do this without believing that God is sovereignly in charge of all AND that He is good. how do you ride the waves of life without a firm anchor to hold onto? there is no way that we would have made it this far without Him. He is all that i am not.