Letters

I keep old emails. And old letters too. But mostly emails, because, well...that's what most people send now a days. (Something I want to personally reverse, so look for a letter in the mail soon)

One reason I keep them, is because I love to look back and see just how God uses people in my life to encourage me and sometimes to knock a little sense into me. In life, there will always be ups and downs, rights and wrongs, easy times and hard ones. In those interruptions is where God speaks the most. He is often and always found in the interruptions of life, something my cousin Micah is always quick to remind me.

Tonight I re~read some sweet encouraging emails from an adopted momma in my life. And I was reminded of just how far God has brought me. She compared my story to that of Ezra, a Biblical character that I know very little about, but I am determined to see how the end of Ezra's story compares to the next chapter in mine.

About an hour ago, we decided on a date for our wedding day. A decision that makes me both extremely happy and nervous at the same time. The cloak of responsibility will now rest on Jeffrey's shoulders, we will be responsible for each other. And much like Ezra, we are setting out on our own journey. Refusing the King's soldiers, in trust that our God will see us through.

But I know that no matter where this journey will take us, there will always be my nation of supporters ready to lend an encouraging word. They will be just a letter away. And in the dark nights of despair and panic, your emails will sit waiting in my inbox, ready for me to review and renew my hope in all things. So thank you.

Thank you for typing, or writing, for reading and commenting on this journey I call life.

-H