Trying to stand firm, but sometimes the knees buckle. And that's ok. On my knees just brings me closer to the One whose sufficient grace strengthens me.

Yet some things can still make me flinch.

Like dealing with challenges that Dan would've handled and not break stride.

Like making an omelette last week when the smell took me back to aromas swirling in the early morning air of the Summer antiques Monday market in St. Germain. And it was Monday.

But it's today.

And I'm now a widow.

And now, God provides His peace, His strength, and His comfort. He calls me to His purpose and prepares the plan going ahead. Get busy. There's work to do. Make your days count. Count them for Him. Be the hands and feet of Jesus. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord.