Behind the Scenes

My sisters are very quiet this week. You might think I would politely wait until I hear from them before posting again. Nope, I usually have something to say and I'm not very shy about going after it- a trait I inherited from my dear mother. In fact, you would laugh if you listened in on our phone conversations: Mom and me and Dad on the other extension. He rarely gets a word in edgewise and often I suspect he naps a little while we're chatting.

But lest you think my dear posting sisters are sitting idly by doing nothing let me assure you, they are busy women. There's alot going on behind the scenes. I'm sure it's that way with most of us. But today is one of those rare days for me when everyone has vanished at my house, most unusual for a family of our size but probably a sign of things to come. Child 5 is off to a quiz meet, child 4 is embarking on a traveling team, child 3 is overnite at a birthday party, child 2 is at mudfest (ooh, messy) and child 1 usually "gets out of Dodge" before the Saturday morning chores assignments are handed out. She's turned into a very smart adult and has earned this wonderful freedom to do as she pleases, although still seems handicapped by mother's laundry room!

Oh, and I forgot to mention (sorry sweetie) that husband 1 is enjoying time away at Men's advance. So I have my whole day, no, the whole weekend lying before me as an empty slate. It is very exhilarating. As soon as this fog burns off I am outta this house, ripping up the chores list and diving into the barkmulch.

Oh, yes, back to my point - behind the scenes. This reminds of a wonderful thing I heard on the radio this week. (I just love interruptions in my morning to go run errands because then I get to listen to my favorite radio preachers on the radio and get so blessed; yes, even the one with the very funny radio voice.) The message was about Esther - I never get tired of reviewing that one. It was pointed out how God is like a great, slow-moving gear; never sleeping, never stopping and moving with great precision and detail as it connects to other gears that in turn drive other movements and events in this case. So as God had in mind the great purpose of saving the remnant of Israel and was moving in the minds of kings and eunuchs, he also had in mind the tender and innocent heart of young Esther. She had no idea what was going on with the nations and the kingdoms or why she had lost her parents or why God had made her so beautiful. But every detail of her life and the events that followed plays into God's master plan, just like the cogs in a small gear connect to ever larger ones. And the thing to remember is this: don't think that just because you can't see God moving today that the great gears in heaven have stopped. He is moving and answering - we just need to be the Esther gear, obedient and faithful.

So read it this week, be amazed at how He moves, and get in gear with God, girlfriend!