It was then that I carried you…

My favorite poem since my high school days has been “Footprints”.  I know that at the lowest points in my life, He has always been there for me.  Even when I have strayed, He has waited patiently for me to find my way back.  As an adult, I made some bad choices.  But He never left my side.  God watched over me.  When my second husband tried to kill me, God was there carrying me through it.  He helped me to see the “silver lining” and to appreciate what my husband (couldn’t be an “ex” soon enough) had done for me.  He had set me free!  As long as my boys were little, I would have stayed in that abusive relationship because I didn’t think I could support us by myself.  I was right, but I wasn’t “by myself”.  My Father was with me and He gave me, each day, my daily bread.  My family often asked how I was doing.  I only worked three days a week because of Multiple Sclerosis and brought home $800 a month and my house payment was $800 a month.  I always let them know that God had it covered.  Every month He provided for us, my two little boys and I had everything we needed.  Fast forward a few years…and God provided us with Craig.  Craig took on the responsibility of an instant family.  Craig has been a wonderful role model for my sons and loves me to pieces.  Together Craig and I have put God at the center of our lives.  I am blessed.  God continues to show me His love and mercy.

I know that the road will not always be smooth and that there will be some rough patches.  But I also know that the Will of God will never take me where the Grace of God will not protect me.  Thank you, Lord, for carrying me!

Sandi Rowland