Day 4 of 30....

Day 4 - Your favorite photograph of your best friend.

This might be a little cliche, but my best friends are my mom and my sister.  So below is a picture of me with my mom...

and below is my sister with one of my nephews and one of my nieces. 

 Obviously, family is very important to me and I love my family very much.

But other than family, I have many other friends who mean a lot to me and will stand by me through many things. I have two special friends who impact my life and whom I wish I could see more than just twice a week (at bible study and church). Carol and Sandra, thanks so much for your friendship!

So that's the challenge done.... ...as I sit here I have loads on my mind. The sermon tonight was interesting to say the least. I have to be honest and say that it made me think and wonder if my thinking of how I think my life should be has made me missed hearing God's voice. Actually I've had two sermons today that have hit me. The sermon this morning was also thought provoking... (It must be these BTC people....oh wait, I'm one of them too now) ...but this evening has made me ponder slightly. In a few short weeks I'll be 30 (scary thought) and honestly I thought I'd be married with kids by the time I was 30. Out of all my dreams, only one has happened, that's owning my own car. I cant say that its always easy to accept that everything else hasn't happened but what does help, sometimes, is knowing that God has the plan to my life. I sat at the coffee bar tonight listening to a gentleman who is about to go into the mission field in Malawi and just hearing him talk openly about various things encouraged me more - God is ultimately in control and even though sometimes I'm wondering "Lord, how much longer does this have to go on?", He knows. He knows the pain we feel when we have to say goodbye, the joy of seeing someones life change, the agony when we see something that breaks us, the love we have for family and friends. He knows the plans He has for us and whatever the outcome, be it thrown into a toilet or doing great work for His Kingdom, He knows.
I hope this makes sense...cause it half makes sense to me, half not....if it makes sense *yay*, if not sorry.
Well that's it for today. It's late. I'm going to check the score on the Broncos game *GO BRONCOS!!!* - So they lead 17 - 7 in the 4th quarter with 2min to go. Hopefully they hold that lead!
Until tomorrow, goodnight folks.