~ Winter, peace, broken roads ~

Tonight, I'm listening.

I'm listening to the crackle of the warm fire not 10 feet from me.

I'm listening to the wind howling outside - negative 8 degrees wind chill is ridiculously cold for Dallas! But inside, only cozy warmth. :)

I'm listening to the sound of my cat purring nearby.

And I'm listening to the sound of peace, mixed with a little amazing grace.

In this moment, in my now, these average and ordinary sounds remind me of one specific, beautiful thing: I'm at peace.

Peace.

I know what peace is because I've experienced everything it isn't.

I believe God doesn't create broken roads of our lives but He sure can lead us through them...right to Him, where His perfect love and perfect peace abounds. I never knew all the lost dreams I had were really resting in Hands greater than mine. I never knew that the true love that I was looking for all along could not be found within any person but in a God who gave life it's name. I never knew that the broken pieces of my life were worth the time to be put back together. I never knew what love truly was ... until it called me, saved me, redeemed me.

And where I'm at ... where I've been ... where I'm going, I dedicate this song to my God, my Savior, my best friend:

"Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4