Quiet Time

For my name's sake I defer my anger,

for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you,

that I may not cut you off.

Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver;

I have tried you in the furnace of affliction.

Isaiah 48:9-10

God has been sweet to teach us many things about Himself, about His good and sovereign plan for our family, about His sufficiency even in suffering, and about His righteous standards during the past month. We have been so aware and overwhelmed by all that God has been teaching us that there has not been time to write - and it is okay, because like I tell the kids, a little quiet time is good for everyone. Hopefully I can sit a moment and share some of the highlights of the past month in the coming days.