God is good

Sometimes our pastor will say to us, "God is good all the time," and then he'll say, "All the time," and we respond, God is good. I know that God is always good, but it is so wonderful to see answered prayer and feel his presence in a special way.

Friends and I have been praying all week for Mark at camp. Last night was a concert his band performed in--a big venue and an exciting opportunity for them. There was talk of going to pick up Mark at camp, and then bring him back before he was missed (he would have been gone at least 8 hours!). Our son Luke went to the concert, and Mark wasn't there. He obediently stayed at camp, and others considered our wishes and didn't go bring him down for the night (or else they decided the 10 hour drive (2 1/2 each way, 2 times) would be a little much, especially in the north woods of Minnesota in the dead of night.

A good friend of mine called last night to see if Mark was at camp. Her daughter was up there this week--Mark and their daughter Christina have been friends since birth. They went to different bus stops, so they missed each other at the initial point of contact. I was so glad to hear that Christina was at camp, and that she and Mark could buddy together--usually Mark is surrounded by his entourage of friends, but this year his usual circle of buddies couldn't go.

And, my friend Lis and I decided we would let our husbands off the hook for tomorrow's wedding of a friend. Tim's been so crazy busy at work, and neither of the guys were crazy about going to the marriage celebration ("it's more of a chic thing," I think one of them said. Sigh). But this way, Tim will be available to pick Mark up from the bus stop and hear all about camp. I'll have to wait till the "chic event" is over, but I'm anticipating it will be worth the wait.

Till next time,


Suzi