No, You Can't Have It!

Just when I get that "life is great" feeling in my stomach there is something that jumps out of the bushes to try and steal it.

I was a soccer game on Saturday. The weather was fine all day and then as soon as Sam's game starts the rain came. I tried to tough it out like a good soccer mom, but the wind blew, my umbrella bent, and being the prissy girl that I am, I had to hang it up.

It's hard to hold the course in the midst of a down pour. That is how life feels lately. All around I see people I love in the midst of a down pour, shivering from the cold, in shock and getting shaken by the difficult season they are in. My heart aches as I pray for the many I know that are in pain. Then I realize I have to go on with the strength I have presently, because there will probably be a time when I am cold and shivering and I will need their strength and joy in the midst of difficulty. I've been there before, so I know the reality of the cold.

It is in times of war when we feel like it the least that we need to take out our instruments (i'm picturing David and his men around a camp fire) and start raising our voices. You know how it feels when you turn up the radio in your car and scream out the lyrics to a great rock song? That is what I am after now. I need the release of a good yell and then gently handing my friends back to the only ONE who can truly help in times of need.

I'm going to get in my car now and turn on the radio and scream. I am screaming for my friends and I am screaming, because I will not surrender them!