The Gathering Place Where Family Matters

Every day presented opportunities to intentionally choose to trust and from that came gentle, sweet joy. It can be true for us as well if we know Christ as our Savior and trust Him even in the hard times.

I’ve shared this note before. However there are many folks that have just started reading “Karen’s Notes.” Even to those of us who read this little saying before, it is well worth considering again. Please let me briefly give you just a little background before I share the handwritten note.

But we both knew that folks who lived in denial, or even worse, folks who lived in the world of the “why” would miss many of the blessings that would come to those who determined to live in the world of the “what.” What do You want me to do, Lord?

Karen never asked for a speaking engagement. She never dreamed she’d be the keynote speaker. But the Lord did something very special through her. Apart from keeping His promises and comforting you, what do you suppose the Lord might want to do through your life?

Sometimes as I read through Karen’s Bible study journal, I can see where she would be speaking, how many times she would be speaking at the retreat, and what her assigned topics would be. Today’s notes are the exception. I clearly see that she was exploring and studying the topic of God’s holiness and how it affects us. But I don’t know where she used her study, if anywhere, other than in her own heart and life. I am blessed by holding her handwritten notes. Here are some of the notes she jotted to herself.