#133

This evening, I met with a few awesome ladies that I am blessed to call my friends. We got together and talked about a book, "The Reason for God". The book was really great aand had some amazing, eye opening nuggets. I think it will be a book I go back to many times. I got so much out of it, but know there is so much more to 'get'. And like I said, the women that were discussing the book are amazing, so there was a lot of great insight being shared. Love that!

K and P got to play with their best friends today. They will play again tomorrow, but this is one of the last times. The move is just around the corner, and everything I do reminds me of that. This afternoon after her nap, K walked in to the living room and said "I go to my new house!" Part of me thought "A-ha! So they do listen when I talk!" (we have been talking about the move a lot, and in toddler language). But that other part of me was sad to realize that this move is going to be a huge on in our lives... Ah! No more talk of moving for a few days!

Every day, I get a 'minute meditation' email from this awesome Catholic website. Most days, the 1-2 sentences are good. Some days, they really speak to me. guess which kind of day today was!

So here is what it said. "When we surrender to God's will, we start a journey to peace, contentment and holiness. But first, we must surrender."

How awesome is that? The way to peace and holiness is just a simple act of surrender. But how hard is that act! Surrender is one of the things, I freely admit, that I struggle with the most. In today's world, we call ourselves 'control freaks'. And that is exactly what I say. But in the last year, I have seen my need for control interrupt God's intentions.

I am not saying that right. I know that, because I am arguing with myself on that point... But I am trying to say: We must surrender ourselves to God!