comfort

i'm just sitting here, in a quiet, clean house, trying to think of what to write about. audrey's sleeping, finley is at the y with daddy, and i'm here. enjoying the silence. 

i'm not always the most vocal person in the world...shocked? no. you're not. but i am always thinking. there's always a million things going on in that brain of mine. i was working that wedding on saturday, ya know, and i was watching the bride and how happy she was. she was SO happy. now, at this business, not all the brides are super happy and relaxed on their wedding day. shocked? probably not. this particular girl was so, so happy. and she was one of those girls that you can tell everybody loves. and she loves people. she and her groom walked around to every single person at the wedding and gave greetings and hugs. it was sweet to watch. i've been thinking a lot about Jesus lately. just what He would be like on this earth today. i've been holding this song lyric in my heart the last few weeks: 

"harbor me in the eye of the storm, i'm holding on to the love you swore."

to the glory of Jesus, jake and i are not in a "storm" time of life. we are enjoying life and thankful for what He has given us. i am so glad that we have a Savior we can depend on. who is always love. always peace. always patient. always faithful. one of my favorite parts of being a momma is my role as comforter. just as i was writing this, daddy and finley came in and finley conked his head on a drawer. he was hurt and crying and i held him until it felt better. it's hard to see your children hurting. but it's such a gift to be part of their healing. i love that Jesus is so comforting. and close. and near. even when it feels like He isn't. 

i just want to live my life well. i want to be like Him. 

"bind my wandering heart to Thee." 

love to you. thanks for reading.

mer