Life Storms

There's a song by Casting Crowns titled Somewhere in the Middle. That is so me lately. I love their music. They also sing Stained Glass Masquerade-that one's great too.

Life smacks us all around and sometimes it feels like it won't ever let up. My parents died within 10 months of one another. I'm dealing with a heavy load that I cannot share on this blog. Something that has my heart in a very painful grip. And all around me, the storms rage.

The upstairs toilet went chaotic Tuesday and rained down on my bedroom ceiling. I dealt with that situation and went to take the towels to the laundry room.

When I stepped out into the laundry room, water sloshed into my bedroom shoes. I turned on the light and saw the entire floor was flooded. I opened the door leading to the garage and the water had flooded into the garage.

After a few hours of wet vac, mop and towel use, we got the floor dry. My teens came out to help without a single complaint. Just laughed and chattered and pitched right in.

I think I have the greatest kids in the universe.

Tomorrow, I'll let go of my beloved Cocker Spaniel as he's put down.

Sometimes, in the midst of chaos, in the heat of the battle, in the worst of trials, we either forget to hold on to the Lord or we choose not to. We let go and try to handle things the best we can on our own. But He never lets go of us. He's a safe haven in the midst of all life's storms. The problem is that we stand out in the middle of the storm, not wanting to run toward the haven. We stand out, with lightning popping all around us, half-heartedly praying we won't get hit by the lightning.