Grace Upon Grace

For as long as I can remember, my birthday has been filled with lots of sunshine and warm weather. Of course, with the exception of one year, my 18 th , it actually snowed. Thanks, Michigan. But other than that, it has been sunny and warm almost every May 1 st . This year, not the case whatsoever. Well, I guess May 1 st  hasn’t happened yet this year, but I am just going off the “weather report”. It almost feels more like May should be April with all of the showers we’re going to have the next 10 days. Anywhoo.  I say all that to say, it has stormed all day today and it is supposed to storm and rain the next several days and I am so excited.  SO EXCITED . There is something about rain that I really, really love. And honestly, I could be really selfish and say all this rain is for me, I know it isn’t, but just go with me for a moment. Rain brings cleansing. It brings refreshing. It means old things washing away and new things coming to life. One season ending and a new season comin

I recently was doing a devotional and the prompt at the end was, “What are you scared to ask God about? What question do you need to say out loud right now?” I read those words several times and I even actually got up from the table that I was sitting at and went and walked around the cabin I was staying in. I don’t know why, but even thinking about that question began to intimidate me.  WHAT ARE YOU SCARED TO ASK GOD ABOUT? WHAT DO YOU NEED TO ASK AND SAY OUT LOUD? I randomly putz around the house, cleaned the kitchen, and then I came back to the table. I pulled the chair out, grabbed my journal and a pen, and tried to come up with some generic questions that I should maybe seriously consider asking, and then I just stopped. I looked up and glanced out the window and just said it- “God, I don’t know why this is so hard for me, but what is it that I need to ask you? Will you please reveal to me what it is that I need to place in your hands and ask you about? Why is this so har