Day 7 - Thoughts and Thank Yous

Thank you for all of your loving comments, Facebook messages and emails about this blog. I have no words to explain how much they mean to me. Like I said, it may be My Year of Faith, but it is not just about me. I am purely a vessel on this journey. And that's what it will be, a journey through a year. Hopefully we can do it together.

I haven't even begun to share with you all the things going on in my life, but how can I post after an amazing story like Deidra's yesterday? I have read it over and over again, not only because of the content, but because when you read it you see Deidra's amazing faith in her words. I am sure she has been through every emotion- things I could not possibly begin to understand. She still has faith that it all happened for a purpose, that God has a plan and that God put the wheels in motion to save her life. I'm not sure that all people can do that. She is an inspiration.

So for today I want to just focus on a bible verse that I believe goes along with Deidra's story and the promises that God gives us. I had to look no further than a piece of paper stuck on my computer.

Isaiah 43:2 (New Living Translation)
When you go through deep waters,
I will be with you.
When you go through rivers of difficulty,
you will not drown.
When you walk through the fire of oppression,
you will not be burned up;
the flames will not consume you.

I have so much in my heart to write about and share. My husband thinks I'm crazy writing every day for a year, but I know I can do it. I may write every post like ten times over before I share it, but all the hard work will be worth it. Plus, I've been called crazy more than once before, I think it's a compliment!