I'm leaving in about 3 hours for a little weekend trip to Pine Cove. The exciting thing about this particular weekend is that I get to speak to the daughters at a mother-daughter conference. And I'm an interesting combination of nerves and joy about it all. If you think of me, especially tomorrow morning, pray, ok? Thanks.

He says to be anxious about nothing. Is He serious? Because I just don't understand how that's possible. I mean, I could explain it to you...

When you fully understand the power and love of God...

when you realize that He really is good,

you will be able to trust Him completely...

etc.

And it makes sense and I don't want to say "but..."

BUT...

it doesn't seem to be helping the stomach pain, and it doesn't seem to be mending the relationships, and it doesn't seem to be healing my friend, and it doesn't seem to be stopping the avalanche.

And the reality of the situation is that the relationship may not be mended, my friend may not be healed, and the avalanche may not be stopped. How am I not supposed to be anxious about all of it though? It seems like to not be anxious would be to not care, and I still want to care in a deeply passionate way about all of it. So that's where I'm at. You?