Hi. I just wanted to touch base. God has been so patient with me. The past week has been a challenging week with many things that, even individually, in the past could have set off ungodly behaviors, including eating uncontrollably. I am so glad that God HAS done a new thing in me and IS doing a new thing in me. He has made me aware that I am under fire. Where I can’t say I have been a star student, I do see His hand at work in my life and I am cooperating somewhat with it.

My husband has been traveling quite a bit, my special horse, Doc, is doing away for a month (I always act like my children are leaving for college when one of my horses goes to our trainer! I get all teary eyed…it is silly of me, really…), and –the biggest issue of all for me, perhaps– my 83 year old mother has moved to follow her 88 year old boyfriend…This is causing my kids, husband and I a lot of grief. But I know God will get me/us through it.

I am reminded today that before I had my act together, before I had any interest at all in loving the Lord, he demonstrated his love for me. Romans 5 tells us that God demonstrates his own love for us in this that while I was still a sinner Christ chose to die for me. Ephesians 1 tells me that before the foundation of the earth he chose me to belong to Him…

It is my birthday today and I will rejoice that these things are true. I am HIS. That is my primary identity. 47 years ago today, he began my days. He has appointed each one…and since today is a day that He has made, I will choose to rejoice and be glad in it…I will live for HIS purposes today. This day belongs to him. I will choose to press in to him, to cling to the hem of his robe, to allow him to shelter me beneath the shadow of his wings, to wrap me in the folds of his kingly robe…