We endeavor to see each individual person through the eyes of the Spirit, who will guide us to see as He sees, so that we may love as He loves.

If I will let God be my God, He will fill me up so completely that I will never need anyone or anything to take His place. I can take my beloved ones down off their pedestals, set them free and love them better. I can enjoy those people in a new way because I will not need them to be any different than they are right now. 

 Have you ever come to a place in life, a crossroads of change or challenge that seemed impossible? I have. Sometimes I have no idea what to do next. At other times, I see what must be done, but know I don’t have the strength to do it. 

About a week before my husband Jeff died, a friend of ours brought a gift: a wooden plaque with the words "The best is yet to come." I admit that I was a little baffled that she would encourage us with those particular words at that particular time, but Jeff understood it immediately. He was facing heavenward, and knew this truth: what God has prepared for us is beyond imagining. 

 I have a confession to make: last month I committed Facebook fraud. After Parents’ Weekend at my son’s college I posted a smiling family photo with this caption: Ate greasy fried chicken, played late night basketball, football, ping pong and pool, watched the Tide roll (sorta), hung out with Mac’s new friends and finished the weekend with church and doughnuts. Excellent Harris family weekend. Clearly I am implying we had a weekend full of Kodak moments. But the minute I hit “post” I felt like a big liar...