Robin's Reflections

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place! -George Bernard Shaw Sometimes one wonders what the purpose of Valentine's day is...is it really to rush down to Walgreen's at midnight and find that ridiculously expensive red card and big bag of chocolates that you will regret tomorrow? For me it is this... Today is made to remind me to love especially well on those lives that live closest to me, that sometimes get stuck with the "left-overs".    May they know that I truly love them! Happy Valentine's Day

I love these wise words from a blog post of Bonnie Gray , she is a guest write today over at (in)courage .  Take the time to read the whole post.  Below is a quote from her blog that especially spoke to me. "God took painstaking effort to give Noah the blueprints and details of the ark that would save him from the flood. But, among all the minutia of measurements of timber, windows and even the door, God left out two specifications. There was no sail.  And there was no rudder. The ark was not designed to be navigated. The fate of everyone who trusted God enough to walk into the hollow of the ark — and allowed the door to be closed —  was placed in the hands of God. Maybe we were never designed to steer this life, to go the way we want. Maybe peace isn’t instantaneous, but a conviction to run into the arms of the One who can love us in mist of our storms."    Bonnie Gray