Today is one of those days which will always stand out in my mind and heart. First, it was my oldest sis’s birthday. But, along with that, it is the day of Kathy and my blind date 42 years ago. I was a nervous wreck that entire day trying to figure out how I would get through the evening with this cowgirl when I was this broken farmer boy. Now, all these years later I just smile and sometimes laugh (and sometimes shed tears) at what God has done since that momentous evening. Reliving, reflecting upon this life God has given me with Kathy is nothing less than a marvelous GIFT! I thank God daily for her!

Yesterday, and each Tuesday, I see 5 individuals and 1 couple. I needed to tell them that I won’t be able to see them for 3 weeks due to our trip next week to Oklahoma visiting our daughter and her family there. Each of the sessions went well with 3 of them having some real lights click on to realities needing to be seen. As I was reflecting on this last night knowing from my own past counseling needs, I asked God to use this time to keep His Light shining into a darkness which is new revealed. It is so easy for one to step out of a session and push what happened in it into the “closet” where I won’t touch it until next session. It is painful to walk out of past darkness into God’s Light at times. Yet, how well I know the freedom which awaits.

God is so amazing and what a gift He has given allowing me to use my past to help someone else address their own.