God's Got This!

This time last year I was in a dark place.  We lost our dog of 13 yrs on May 11th. He was there when my friends started having babies and I could not, he was there through several miscarriages...I could go on, yet that is not the point of this blog :)

On May 11th, 2017, I was watching our new puppy chase around his birthday balloons as we celebrated his 1st birthday in style. As my daughter and I were planning this day I ask my daughter if she would like to get flowers to s memorialize the other dog's death a year before? She replied "I  have mourned him for a year, I would like to just celebrate." The thought hit me...wow, God had this planned!

God knew before we did what we would need a year later. A celebration of a birthday on the same day of the death we were mourning.

How often do we only see the tragedy, and not see the miracle that God is working in the background. I have taken time this week to think of all the things that have lightened the blow of a bad situation.  Everything from a kind word from a stranger to huge financial miracles just when you need them (not a moment before).

We learn so much from walking through pain, so I do not wish all struggles away. I am a believer that God is creating silver linings for my circumstances. 

So no matter what you are walking through find hope in this simple phrase...God's Got This! He knows what you need to heal, thrive and He loves you so much!

"...weeping may stay for the night,

    but rejoicing comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5