It's all good.

These days, my life is very much out of my control.  I suppose that has always been the case, but at least up until this point there was a very strong illusion that things were being somehow controlled by me and my good intentions, my Type A personality and my ability to PLAN.  Oh, silly me.  Well...illusions die hard, but at least they are capable of dying (since living under illusions is almost as bad as delusions...but I digress).

So in the midst of uncertainty, I have certain things that I can always count on.  I can count on knowing that the Creator of the Universe is benevolently predisposed to me and mine, that He has certain and awesome revelation of Himself in creation and Scripture, and that--no matter what--I'm going to be okay.  This I can count on. 

But when looking for a sense of stability in the details of every day living, these are the scenes that make me take a deep breath in and say, "It's all good":

Why seeing my girls with their noses buried in books--or even comics!--fills me with such a sense of calm, I'm not sure.  But it does, and I am thankful that in the midst of packing and cleaning and removing every bit of "home" out of my house...I can have a moment where all seems unchanging, normal, routine and okay.