wow. this day has been a doozy. you know those days where nothing goes according to plan - i'm in one. and yet, miraculously (i mean that literally), i'm ok and no peramanent damage was done to me or others. these last few weeks have been so funny. they have been full of a lot of fear and discouragement, but at the same time they have been full of such grace and encouragement. it has made for quite a ride. it is interesting how this time has made my worship and time with God so intense and so essential. one of the speakers i heard in anaheim last week was talking about wilderness times and he shared hosea 2:14 where God talks about leading His love into the wilderness and speaking "tenderly to her." that is such a beautiful picture. sometimes it is in the desert and wilderness that i'm called back to God and my covenant with Him is renewed and remembered. that idea brings me peace right now.