Show me the way..

See this lighthouse....it is supposed to be a guiding light, a warning, a gatekeeper. Yet the light is not working. I am the lighthouse in this picture=broken and unable to guide this young lady as she goes through the rough waters of teenage angst. She is trying to manage so much and needs me to help her avoid the rocks that lie hidden in the deep murky waters. Yet my light is not helping. I am only guiding her ship into the waves that will throw her upon those rocks. God help me.

That is all I know right now. God help me. Why can't I get it right. I quit drinking, I lost weight to get healthy, I have prayed. God I pray. Yet I am no help. I need my own lighthouse, as I hit the rocks in my life. I know marriage is full of its ups and downs. I know I am blessed beyond belief. Help me to keep perspective and get this ship on course.

Good News

Angels poured out their love today. My cousin's daughter was awaiting a prognosis on a tumor found in her abdomen. Thank God the results were benign!

This family has endured so much that I cannot imagine that they would have to face any more calamity for the rest of their lives. I am in awe of their faith and fortitude. I only can hope that I can keep their strength in mind when I start quibbling about the mundane in my life. I should be so lucky that my life lacks drama.

It makes no sense how some people can give so much to life and yet life keeps offering profound challenges to them anyway. I am thankful that this trial will be a quick one for my cousin and his beautiful family.

May angels surround little Katie's bedside and offer her peace and happiness as she goes through the final procedures of removing her tumor.