Blessings

Last week was a very exciting time for my family.  Mom and I went to Missouri to celebrate.
I have a cousin who is beginning a new journey.  If you knew where she came from, and where she is now, you'd be absolutely astounded.  I won't go into any gruesome details, but basically her life was heading in one direction, and now, because of faithful and supportive loved ones, and the power of God, her life is heading in the opposite direction.  We've spent many nights, days, hours, minutes, and tears praying for her.  Now, I can't wait to see how this new chapter of her life unfolds.
Congratulations!
Another exciting thing is the birth of our newest family member.  Another blessing after a storm.  New births are always reason to be grateful, but this particular one has something extra special, healing, and miraculous.  Praise be to God for the beauty of life!  (also, I got to hold the new baby before my mother!  That has never happened before!)

Now I will conclude with the lyrics of a song that has been an inspiration: "Blessings" by Laura Story

We pray for blessings, we pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
And all the while You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way to much to give us lesser things

'Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops,
What if Your healing comes through tears?
What if the thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know you're near,
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise?

We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love
As if every promise fromYour word is not enough
And all the while You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe

What if Your blessings come through raindrops,
What if Your healing comes through tears?
What if the thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know you're near,
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise?

When friends betray us, When darkness seems to win, we know
The pain reminds this heart that this is not,
This is not our home!
It's not our Home!

What if Your blessings come through raindrops,
What if Your healing comes through tears?
What if the thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know you're near?
What if my greatest disappointments,
Or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can't satisfy?
What if trials of this life,
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights,
Are Your mercies in disguise?