Trusting the Father

Lily followed me onto the front porch and these days she is faster than I give her credit for.....well, her Daddy was right behind her and I heard him gasp as he grabbed her arm (she was about to FLY off the porch after me I guess).  Anyway, Joe said "she is so used to us being there and reaching for her hand to keep her safe that she doesn't think about falling."  And the thought came to me - do I know and recognize and trust God's faithfulness and care in the same way?  Am I so used to Him being at my side and leading, directing and protecting that I never consider Him "not" taking care of me?  Do I question His love and His will for my life and for my family's life?  He has always been faithful!  And I think He wants us to have the same trust that Lily has in her Daddy :)  Jesus spoke of this....having a chidlike faith - "Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive and accept and welcome the kingdom of God like a little child [does] positively shall not enter it at all." Mark 10:15

Oh by the way, Lily is quite the Daddy's girl these days!  Everything is "my Daddy" and she insists on following him around especially when he's going for a ride in the truck.  I guess she sees him grabbing a hat before he goes outside b/c when he starts for the door and asks if she wants to go for a ride in the truck with him she starts for the door but then pauses and says "hat."  Joe gives her one of his ball caps and she puts it on backwards and continues her trek to the door. 

I wanted to give y'all an update....Joe's mom went into the hospital on Sunday and they gave her the news from the PT scan on Monday that cancer was back and they started chemo treatments immediately.  She is responding well to the medications so far and we are very thankful that they found the cause of her pain and suffering and are able to treat her.  She has lymphoma in several parts of her body but mainly in her neck, throat and mouth.  She is taking 4 different types of chemo and we are praying and very hopeful that this is the tools in the Father's hand by which He will bring healing to her body.  We've been taking turns staying at the hospital with her and I had my first night away from Lily on Monday night.  It's a good thing that she's gotten so attached to her Daddy because they did great without me.  He didn't have too much of a hard time getting her to sleep and she slept through the night :)  Please continue to pray for Sue (Lily's Maw Maw) and we will continue to trust our Heavenly Father that He cares, protects and provides in ways that are unimaginable.