Hello Friends,

Obviously, I have been out of touch for over a year! I guess I am just going through one of those seasons in life where I’m being reminded of how very little control I have over my life… which reminds me of how great it is that God wants me to be content… always… not relying on the situation for my happiness but by relying on my relationship in Him. (Philippians 4:11-13)

Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

Trials have a way of sucking more time out of a day than one imagines. But I do miss reaching out to you and hearing back from you… so I have great hope for the future in sharing more of God’s story(ies) in my life as well as hearing about yours.

With that in mind… the blog that just posted below was not a hack to this website as I first thought when I got an alert that it had been posted. Rather it was some valuable research that I had put out in my collection and scheduled it to post today…. thinking, of course, that I would have been blogging consistently up to this point and would have used it before it reached its scheduled post date.

So… out of the blue it might have popped up on your email… just know that its randomness is not of my doing… but maybe it could still be useful to you!?!

Hoping to see you by next October!

Warmly,

L. Marie Drake