My Favorite Birthday Present!

While I loved all of the gifts that I received from my family today, the best one came from sweet, Madelyn....

I went to "visit" Madelyn at the cemetery yesterday and I asked her to send me some sort of sign for my birthday.  I've always been one to put out "a sign" because I do think certain things are shown to us for a reason. 

After a nice dinner at Kincaid's Steakhouse tonight with Jim, I was wanting to finish things off the classy way....with some Sour Patch Kids.  We stopped at a CVS to pick some up and when I got out of the car I looked up and saw a rainbow!  Of course I had to tell someone else besides Jim about it, so I called my parents.  After texting the picture to my dad, he let me know that he had just checked the radar for Indianapolis and there was no rain anywhere near us.  Very cool.

Not the best picture even since it was taken with my iPhone :)

Thank you, Madelyn!  I love you and miss you more than you will ever know!

Two Boxes

I shared this with my CRHP group tonight.  Sometimes the simplest stories mean the most.  I hope you enjoy!

I have in my hands two boxes

Which God gave me to hold.

He said, "Put all your sorrows in the black box

And all your joys in the gold."

I heeded His words, and in the two boxes

Both my joys and sorrows I stored.

But though the gold became heavier each day

The black was as light as before.

With curiosity I opened the black

I wanted to find out why.

And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole

Which my sorrows had fallen out by.

I showed the hole to God, and mused

"I wonder where my sorrows could be."

He smiled a gentle smile and said

"My child, they're all here with me."

I asked God why He gave me the boxes

Why the gold, and the black with the hole?

"My child, the gold is for you to count  your blessings

The black is for you to let go."

--Author Unknown--

As challenging as it may be, Let Go, and Let God!  He has a plan for you...