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"May your life be filled with beginnings: those moments of new discovery, of starting out to try something different, of learning in ways that make you feel young even before you have taken a single step. May your life bring you to places of vision: those high points along the way, where you look out over your life like a valley, and see the choices before you marked out like paths through time. May your life embrace its endings: those points of completion, when you know the journey is done, the work is finished, the light of home a beacon at the end of the day." 

I received this prayer/blessing from my priest, Father Calvin Griffin of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, this morning.  It's true that God gives us what we need when we need it!  And I needed that. Right after I read it, I went to the porch to watch the sunrise.  It was a symbol of solidarity with God and His promises. I.WILL.TRUST.YOU.GOD.  From planning, preparing and experiencing Grace's 3rd birthday tea party, to entertaining family and friends to getting ready for our family's move to Maryland, I have been a wee bit overwhelmed the last week or so.  It hasn't been that physically exhausting but mentally and psychologically, I hit a wall.  Thank God for my husband who has been so understanding and accommodating.  I'm excited about relocating and becoming a part of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore community, but it's also hard.  We've settled a bit into our lives here, and now....it's over.  I know finding a church and a YMCA and a Target will come as a part of my new discovery.  I'll say bye to some fast friends here in South Carolina.  Some friendships will travel the distance, but others will end as a point of completion.  God is sovereign and will meet me where I am at each step of this process.  I thank Him for high points to come and places of vision that will propel us forward.  Lord, I believe...help my unbelief.


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