Some things I've been thinking/learning lately:

• Even though we can often make a so-called mess of our lives, God is sovereign over all of it.  In my quest to read through the Bible I decided to just read straight through instead of following a plan.  Front. To. Back.  It has amazed me how messed up these people of the Bible are.  I mean they made some really stupid mistakes and God still worked His plan.  Every time.  Of course we modern day dummies make some really stupid mistakes too.  And yet God is still working. 
• Veggie Tales will quiet hungry, restless babes when you are sooo close to home but.just.not.there.yet! 
• We all just need a huge dollop of Grace.  From God and then also from each other.  It's hard to offer grace and forgiveness until you realize how much of those two things God has given us. 
• When you find a "kindred spirit", it is a blessing from God.  A true friend is a gift!
• Those same true friends who are there for you in the bad and then rejoice for you in the good is  again, another great gift. 

And it's late so I'm calling it a night.  Goodnight.