Taxtime

It's that time again! For me it means long hours but it also means opportunities to see people that I have not seen for a year. The last couple of weeks have been very stressful trying to keep up with my work load and wanting to help my mother. Please continue to keep her in your prayers she started her chemo yesterday.

There is a Reason for Everything

There is a Reason for Everything Our Father knows what's best for us So why should we complain?

We always want the sunshine But He knows there must be rain.

We love the sound of laughter And the merriment of cheer But our hearts would lose their tenderness If we never shed a tear.

Our Father tests us often With suffering and with sorrow He tests us not to punish us But to help us meet tomorrow.

For growing trees are strengthened When they withstand the storm And the sharp cut of a chisel Gives the marble grace and form.

God never hurts us needlessly and He never wastes our pain For every loss He sends to us Is followed by rich gain. And when we count the blessings That God has so freely sent We will find no cause for murmuring And no time to lament.

For our Father loves His children And to Him all things are plain He never sends us pleasure When the soul's deep need is pain.

So whenever we are troubled And when everything goes wrong It is just God working in us To make our spirits strong.

Helen Steiner Rice