This Day Over the Years

• This day 10 years ago, we announced on FB that we were pregnant with Jonathan. Anthony had let the cat out of the bag at Uncle Richard’s funeral.

• This day 7 years ago, I was selling Origami Owl jewelry and was excited about the chocolate and black lockets. I still have them.

• This day 3 years ago, Grandpa Burke went to be with the Lord.

• This day 3 years ago, Willing Beauty was a big part of my journey.

• This day 1 year ago, I wrote the post below.

“Do you look at the world around you and get lost in despair?

I do.

I often struggle with getting so depressed by the evil in the world that I feel bad about enjoying any good.

But I have to realize that we combat the bad by highlighting the good. We negate the hate by showing love. We heal the wounds by sharing hope. We silence our fears by being willing to fail bc failure is progress. We celebrate light in a world of darkness by being the light.

This morning in the car Jonathan was so happy it was Friday, he said that some days are not good days. I told him that if he thought that, then they won’t be. Instead we need to be looking for what we can learn that day, how to make the best of every situation, how we can help someone else and make it a good day for them. That is how every day is a good day.❤️”

At the time of writing this post, I was heartbroken by all the pain I was seeing in the world, our family was at a point of brokenness, we were in the midst of the hardest year we had ever experienced and I was reaching out to the only one that could give me peace.

Out of the Pit

Last October, our family was reunited. Almost exactly a year of being separated, we thought that we were out of the pit. We thought those bad days as a family were behind us.

Anthony and I were getting a strong foundation thru a marriage class at church, 15 years into our marriage but better late than never, right?

This video was 2 days after Anthony had moved back in.

We had started a new season. 5 months later, the ground was ripped out from underneath us. 

Today I was challenged by Pastor Mike Todd, Joseph faced so many trials before he finally ended up in the palace, then all seemed to be going well when he was confronted by Potipher's wife and thrown in prison.

At that point, he could have said, today is a bad day. He could have said, God has abandoned me. He could have questioned all the dreams and visions that God had showed him.

Genesis 39:20 “...But while Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.”

Joseph stewarded the time and was faithful in the responsibilities given to him, never doubting that God would bring His promise to fruition.

Today

So my challenge today, in this season, remains the same as a year ago and all the years before this. How will I view each day? What will I focus on? Who will I look to for my help, peace and comfort?

This day today, “ I lift up my eyes to the mountains-- where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1-2