Life...

There are wonderful moments
               full of joy, happiness, peace and contentment.

There are also moments
               of great sorrow, pain, suffering and loss.

It is during these difficult times that we have to stand strong.

Often we do not feel strong during the hard times...
                            but it is the hard times that make us strong.

As a good friend reminded me...
     Do not borrow the pain, sorrow or even the joy 
            that tomorrow might bring,
                   But take it one day at a time.

Now when you are really facing that raging storm in your life, it is hard to take your hand off of the wheel.  Yet, as hard as it may seem, doing exactly that is the best way to survive the storm.

We think we know what is best and how things should be, 
                                             yet who are we...mere grasshoppers.

We do not know what tomorrow may bring...
                        of the joy, happiness, pain or sorrow.

Yet, there is One who knows exactly what is ahead. 
What we will face down the road and how much we can actually handle.

We will survive the ups and downs of life
                                             if we cling to His hand.

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Peace will come in the storm...
                         when we let go and give it to Him.