Emi and Olivia are still in Chicago and Evan isn't sure what to think of it. On the one hand, he's getting all the attention from us and there's no one to tease him. On the other hand, there's no one to play with. We leave on Thursday for Chicago.
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I've been totally swamped today helping Taylor with "office stuff" and also doing my other bookkeeping. This merge has been a lot more work than we realized it would be. Hopefully things will even out soon. Evan spent the morning watching cartoons (a total guilt trip for me). But then I took him and Viggo to the park and we played for a while then came home and had lunch. Then Viggo's mom took them swimming. We are sad they are moving away next month. Evan and Viggo are like brothers.
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Here's what I've been thinking about lately. Our belief in God is really shaped by our belief of why things happen. If we believe that God gives us trials to shape us, help us grow and make us better people, then we can see Gods hand in our lives and turn to Him to help us through what is hard. In other words, if we can see God's love for us manifest even in our trials, we will come closer to Him and rely on Him to get us through. On the other hand, if our belief is that God manifests His love for us only by improving our circumstances, whether it's health, wealth, or general good fortune, then when the hard times come that inevitably will, we assume He has forgotten about us or simply doesn't love us. Then we turn away, because of our underlying belief. I hope I can always see God's hand in the ups and the downs of life and turn to Him in everything. I know whatever he throws my way, it is for my good.
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