What a trip!

I had a wonderful weekend with my girl. Just felt good to sit and visit and do nothing. We even just set on the couch wrapped in a blanket and read our books like we used to. It was so nice. Of course we did do a little shopping at my favorite mall, The Shops at La Cantera, and see a movie, 27 Dresses. It was a cute movie and fun to see with my daughter. That's one of the special things we love to do together. We cooked together too! Good food and good times together. I stayed until this morning and left about 7am to get back for work. I was a little late, but it was so foggy and rainy last night I stayed until this morning. It still rained on me all the way home and was foggy in a few places, but I handle rain and fog a whole lot better in daylight, especially when you add deer to the equation. The weekend was great. Thanks Jo. Marme loves you.

I told Kylah this while I was there: The other day it just popped in my head. When I was a little girl and we played dress up and house and even when I was a teenager, before I met David, my husband-to-be was always named either david or michael. you know when you play all those silly games where you have to answer all the questions. well david was always my first choice. and I got a david. so when I was carrying landon I wanted to name him Michael Landon, partly because I loved the actor and the other because that was my second favorite boy name. well, david argued against it cause he really wanted a david jr. I argued the point because I didn't want a "jr". then david argued the point with matthew that he got to name this child. so I never got my michael...until now. isn't it cool that God does know the end from the beginning and He knew I was going to have a son named michael when it was all said and done. kinda cool, huh.

I was driving home this morning...praying. praying about this and that and God's direction. trying to tell Him what I wanted and how worried I was that I wasn't following His direction or if this direction He has been leading me the last few years was really right. as I was praying and watching car after car pass from the opposite direction on this two lane highway, this thought hit me. man, one of those cars or semi's could veer over in my lane in a blink of an eye and I would be history. that quick it could happen and I never give it a second thought. I trust each of those cars and their drivers to stay on their side of the road, pay attention to their driving and not to fall asleep, and I don't know a one of them. not even what they look like. not anything about their character. in fact, those cars pass so fast I wouldn't even know if there was anyone in the drivers seat. i trust someone i know absolutely nothing about with my very life on every road trip I take every time I leave my home and never even give it a second thought, yet I can't seem to trust the one who has guided my every step and never led me the wrong way so far, watches out for me at every crossroad. every change of my life He has seen me through, getting me safely home, not even safely home, but has taken me on the greatest, most exciting journey of life. and wants nothing more than to continue this journey with even a greater array of adventure and excitement, if I would just learn to trust Him. trust the one that cannot fail, has incredible character, wants only the best for me, and takes even the things mean't to destroy me and makes them work out for the better, all because He loves me beyond my wildest imagination.

hmmm...

just a little road trip can open up a world of adventure...

if you trust Him.

ps...when i got home and checked my email there was a "reflections" and it was one more confirmation of my God's concern for me.