Hurdles

a little something to share from something I read this morning: 

"God is good....he who gives us our lives not only rules over us but loves us, likes us, is for us and not against us.  Out of this realization comes the ability to receive the events of life with gratitude, not resentment, and to regard them as expressions of mysterious love... Instead of seeing problems as hopeless obstacles to our happiness, we come to see them as the challenges that give life its meaning and excitement." -John Claypool 

I imagine that this resonates with you all in many ways as you reflect on your time spent in Malawi, and as you think about leaving and coming home... 

Praying this morning for perspective and hope to abound. 

and a little something to make you laugh below: 

Anna's teacher had this on her classroom blog above an assignment and this cracked me up... (Elizabeth, you will of course know why this reminded me of you and me).