We Will Survive

I went for my weekly bloodwork at the hospital this morning. Had to stop by Walgreens for a natural sleepaid someone at church told me about. Haven't slept well since January - side effects of the chemo they say. Anyhow, it started to pour as soon as I got back in the car! So I decided to skip by Walmart and come home. It's always good to have rain in upstate South Carolina. The drought from last year has been tough on everyone so this rain is a blessing indeed. Trouble is a couple hours later, we found ourseslves under a tornado warning.

It's amazing how we can turn on the tv and watch the weather forcasters track a storm as it comes down your very street nowadays! They can let you know just when a storm will be in your neighborhood and when it will leave.

Just imagine how God watches what goes on around us and our loved ones every day. His eyes are always on us. He cares so much for us that He's always watching. And when the storms come, He's right there with us extending His loving arms to help us through those rough waters.

Isaiah 40:11 reads "He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart."

I remember when our boys were little, we raised a baby lamb as a pet. We affectionately named him Bert just like Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street. Bert was just like a dog. He would baaa when someone came to visit to announce their arrival. He would run around the yard and play with the boys. Lennie fed him and gave him water and tied him up so he wouldn't get out of the yard and get lost. If he called his name, Bert would answer with a bleating baaaa to let us know where he was. At night, Lennie would pick him up to put him in the smoke house for the night, and as Lennie carried him, Bert would lick his face. Lennie was, in essence, his shepherd.

My Father does that for me. He has carried me along this journey all through the hard times we've gone through and even on the days when I just felt lonely or a little down. He's my Abba. My Shepherd. And He carries me close to His heart.