for a moment.....

I just wanted to say a wee bit of a thank you for something that some of us tend to view lightly or we may not know the depth of something until it is experienced or received. Not sure if this will come out clearly or smoothly but the other day I received a whole heap of letters of encouragement from some friends and their small group from church. They as a small group have been praying for me and all of them, I guess, took some time to write me small letters of encouragement. Although it may have been  one liner or small pieces of encouragement, to a girl who lives clear across the world and home that she has known for over 26 years of her life, it meant the world to me. I was going to read one a day until I ran out but the other night I felt as if I had the world laying on my shoulders.....worn out, exhausted and emotional, I laid in bed and read each one and felt the Holy Spirit remind me that although I am a world away from friends, family and church...I have a whole army of people praying for me and thinking of me, at least for the time you were writing those letters of encouragement. So here's what I have to say to all of you..... thank you. Thank you from the very depths of my soul....I don't mean this lightly at all. It made the weight that I was feeling lift off of my shoulders and reminded me that I am not in this alone. Sometimes I wonder why I am here and what I am doing here and how long I will be here. But I always come back to the Lord reminding me that all I need to do is trust in HIM and keep my eyes fixed on Him. Easier said than done for sure. Knowing I have a family covering me in prayer helps carry me through times of doubt and darkness. 

So thank you to you all......I am blessed and humbled.