He does not lead me year by year
Nor even day by day,
But step by step my path unfolds;
My Lord directs my way.

Tomorrow's plans I do not know,
I only know this minute;
But He will say, "This is the way,
By faith now walk in it."

And I am glad that it is so,
Today's enough to bear;
And when tomorrow comes, His grace
Shall far exceed its care.

What need to worry then, or fret?
The God Who gave His Son
Holds all my moments in His hand
And gives them, one by one.

"His Will be done", we say, reluctantly with sighs,
Expecting trial, bitter loss & tears.
But often He then answers us with blessings,
And sweet rebuking of our faithless fears.

Why do we often fear to do His bidding,
And fail to do the thing He wants us to?
The One Who clears a path and leads us down it
Will light our way and also see us through.

God's Will at times is not so soft and easy
And often seems the harder path to choose,
But let Him have His way and trust Him wholly,
For though you give Him all, you'll never lose!

It's true the road to Heaven's straight and narrow
But let us bear our burdens with a smile,
When we get Home beyond those shimmering portals,
How small will seem each Earthly test and trial!

His Will for us is good, & grace, & glory
His Kingdom coming & on Earth begun.
Why should we fear to say, "His Will, His righteous,
Tender loving, joyous Will be done!"?

The legend of the raindrop
Has a lesson for us all,
As it trembled in the heavens...
Questioning whether it should fall

For the glistening raindrop argued
To the genie of the sky,
"I am beautiful and lovely
As I sparkle here on high,

And hanging here I will become
Part of the rainbow's hue
And I'll shimmer like a diamond
For all the world to view."...

But the genie told the raindrop,
"Do not hesitate to go,
For you will be more beautiful
If you fall to earth below,

For you will sink into the soil
And be lost a while from sight,
But when you reappear on earth,
You'll be looked on with delight;

For you will be the raindrop
That quenched the thirsty ground
And helped the lovely flowers
To blossom all around,

And in your resurrection
You'll appear in queenly clothes
With the beauty of the lily
And the fragrance of the rose;

Then, when you wilt and wither,
You'll become part of the earth
And make the soil more fertile
And give new flowers birth."...

For there is nothing ever lost
Or eternally neglected
For everything God ever made
Is always resurrected;

So trust God's all-wise wisdom
And doubt the Father never,
For in His heavenly kingdom
There is nothing lost forever.
--Helen Steiner Rice

Flower picking for Mormor's birthday. :D

When do we grow?We grow through challengeThrough changeWe grow when we are plucked upOut of our comfort zoneAnd forced to find ourselves.We grow when othersAre not there to nurture usWe find our own limitationsWe build resistanceTo the storms,We weather the rain,The cold,The heatThe extreme Situations.When do we grow?We grow when we are not stuntedBy comfortsWhen we are not held back by fearWe grow only when we allow those fears to propel us forward.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6UU6m3cqk

Mom came over for a weekend and we made a typicall easter activety with the kids.

You hang up colored eggs and feathers on buddung branches, quite fun and pritty!

(at least I think so having grown up with it :P )