Defender

What is your favorite time of day? Mine is the golden hour. It always has been. I love that time when the sun is starting it’s descent, it leaves a beautiful glow in everything it touches.

My favorite memories are this time of day when I would sit on the gate at our house where the horses were and Dad would feed them and I would watch them come up and eat. I would rub their soft noses. The dog barking…the goats exclaiming their dislike for attention being given to the horses. My long strawberry stringy blonde hair being pushed back from my face constantly. Dirty shoes and mismatched clothes (always).

The other night …the golden hour returned….and I was there for it.

New friends that offered to let my daughter come to the barn to see gorgeous horses and adorable chickens and all the things that makes her heart soar. Our new friends were so kind to offer, especially since her husband is recovering from a recent surgery 😱.

I know right now so many of us are so ready to start back at life. We have lost so much this year. But my heart is convinced that good days are ahead. Not easy days…but good days. Where we will see compassion and love for one another when we feel that all hope is lost.

In my keyboard practice this week the song I have been practicing for church tomorrow is :

“You go before I know, even that you’ve gone to win my war. You come back with the head of my enemy. You come back and you call it my victory.

“Hallelujah you have saved me. So much better your way.”

This year looking back seems overwhelming…and many of us will be suffering for awhile to recover from it. I hope you felt His presence. I hope you were surrounded by His people. I pray you felt His love.

We were never promised easy….but we will never be alone in the fight. That’s a promise.