Happy Monday, friends!  I hope you all had a great weekend! Mine was incredibly blessed and full of laughter and grace. I am so thankful that in the midst of hard, God provides encouraging and fun moments that uplift the soul — and that is exactly what He did for me this week/weekend.

Wednesday, one of my dearest friends Casey and her son Malakai came over for a visit. Usually we get together weekly but October has been an extremely busy month and we haven’t seen each other as much so it was nice to catch up and spend time with them. Then on Thursday morning I was able to Skype with my friend Erin; and that afternoon my friend Anita came over and we talked and laughed for the longest time and played with her new jewelry that she had just received. What girl doesn’t like to do that? On Saturday my aunt visited and brought her sweet grand-daughter Lexi to visit and I of course loved Mimi time with her.

Saturday evening, my church had a “Parade of Tables” event where ladies from the church decorate tables and each one has a different theme. Everyone joins together for dinner and entertainment, and this year the speaker was Cherie Nettles. Ya’ll she was AMAZING! She is hilarious and now on the list of one of my favorite comedians. She also has a powerful testimony about the healing and grace God has brought into to her life. Her talk reminded me that as Jeremiah 32:17 says, “Nothing is too hard for God.”

So as you go throughout your week, remember this truth from scripture — Nothing is too hard for God. Nothing. That sickness you want healed, the job you want, the husband or wife you wish for, the baby you want to have, and the list could go on. God knows the mountain you are facing and he also knows the desires of your heart. He knows, and He cares even when it seems like He is absent from the circumstances. He is not absent. He is there and He is working even when we cannot see or feel evidence of Him. In those moments we have to trust what we know of our Savior, and as Elisabeth Elliot says, “Do the next thing.” When life is too hard and we do not know where to turn next — just do the next thing. Trust Jesus and do the next thing, and somewhere along the way you will begin to feel okay, and little by little feel his presence again because He has never left.

Be encouraged friends, and dwell on the fact that God is with you today and rest in His grace.

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