A Hang Nail

What a week! I have had to really be intentional about finding “Fill Up” time. The funny thing is that each day as I head out and think “How will I get it all done?”, there is this grace that carries me throughout the day. So, even though it has been very busy I am still feeling like I am right in the flow of God’s plan for my day. He is with me, providing just what I need and sustaining me with each step.

Last night, after one of these days, I came home after a speaking event and jumped into my jammies. I plopped into bed with Grace for our reading time. Nothing better after a long day and on a cold night. When I asked her about her book she explained it was a mystery and that at school today her teacher had them stop before she knew how it was going to turn out. She looked at me with wide eyes and said, “Mom it is a Hang Nail!” I giggled and said, “You mean a cliff hanger?  She said, “No a Hang nail!” I laughed so hard, then she started giggling….again, nothing better! Filled up…NEXT!

Can’t our lives feel, as Gracie says, like a  Hang Nail? What is next? I love the verse that speaks of God providing a lamp unto our feet. Notice he doesn’t give us a high-beam. And would we really want one? No, he gives us just what we need. Enough light to take the next step in faith….Trusting he will provide all the grace we need to make it though another day and all it holds. Yes, His grace is with us and  I am so blessed to have my own Grace to fill me up each day!