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“I will speak of your splendor and glorious majesty and your wondrous works. I will speak of His glorious majesty. I will speak of His wondrous works! Embolden me to speak truth — to speak your splendor and glorious majesty and wondrous works.

Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name; The upright will dwell in Your presence” Dwelling in Your presence is truly truly amazing. He directed my steps long ago and yesterday, again, all still went well. He reminded me how AMAZING He is and that He will carry me.

Then I thought about all my asking for big signs, all my wondering while wandering, and the number of times He has sent them. And it occurred to me that perhaps my questioning and asking for reassurance while in a valley after times of great blessing could come off as grumbling. But perhaps I’m doing my own form of grumbling at times, too, and justifying it as yearning to draw closer, to hear more clearly. What Ebeneazer stone or jar of manna do you have to remind you of His provision and love and out of that whining/ questioning/ grumbling place.

I drive my boys to school from the suburbs of Houston into ‘town’ three days a week. This morning, I glanced to my right as we were about to rise on an overpass and saw a river of white lights about to go beneath the highway I was driving. And then I wrote this, as we both laughed a lot and he reminded me to keep it about nature: And then he added: it is snowing on mt fuji Aaahhhh.