My Life in Red and White

We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose. Romans 8:28   (AMP) 'Every cloud has a silver lining'... that's how the saying goes. But sometimes, it's hard to see the silver lining in the dreary dark clouds. Disappointments have a way of leaving one with a 'wasted' feeling. Like waking up with a hang over and wondering ... 'why did I do this to myself?'. But disappointments leave you feeling hungover on hope. Yup. Hope. That light at the end of the tunnel, that ray of sunshine we keep waiting for ... but when it never comes we wonder? 'why?' That's the word that captures the hungover feeling ... 'WHY?' 'Why did I bother to put myself out there and hope?' 'WHY?'  We feel like sometimes letting sleeping dogs lie is good and sometimes burying ...

Then the LORD said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to perform it." Jerimiah 1:12 NASB I have a theory, a random one I haven't bothered to substantiate that God places people in our lives in particular seasons for a reason. He knows ahead the challenges that we will face and divinely orchestrates our movements, causes our paths to cross and 'voila!' that's how we get life long friends or people who come into our lives for a season. Isn't that the story with almost every relationship we've had? strange meetings, chance happenings, one word, one look, a sneeze, a 'bless you', then we get talking and God knits our hearts together. I have friends who've become my sisters. I'm from a pretty large family, so I really had no need of getting more sisters, but life happens in the strangest ways and throws together east and west and south!  'voila!' three sisters! one from the east, one from the south ...