Sunny Day

Having spilled my guts in my last post, the sermon this morning at church spoke directly to me and made me feel a bit foolish. To distill things down to a sentence, God will supply all my needs and His grace is sufficient for me. No, for those of you who think that Heartland Christians are stupid and backward, I don't think that God will protect my 401k, but in looking into scripture and searching my heart, I know that my needs will be supplied. What I really need is my loving family, friends, a job, enough money to put food on the table, and a roof over my head. If I had to, I could sew my own clothes thanks to my mother and 4-H, I have my health and if I have to work until I die, then so be it. I really don't need "things" and the things that I have could be sold or bartered for the essentials I need.

With that out of the way, I saw this beautiful sunny Sunday in a new and hopeful light. I know that I have the grit to weather this storm just as I have struggled through other low times in my life. I know that we will end up on top though it might require a difficult path. I know that I am not alone, I am not bitter, and I will survive.

In that light, the new week has dawned and life will go on in the heartland.