Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
-Nathaniel Hawthorne, writer (1804-1864)

I saw this and I had to post it. Something to remember for all of us who write so much of ourselves into these sites.
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Life is so strange sometimes. You think you have a handle on it by giving it all over to God and that because of this, you are ready for anything. Which is true, in a sense, but some part of you is still surprise at how He has things work. I left for home thinking I had a pretty good idea of how things were going to be during the year, and when I got back I realized that things had changed and I had no clue. It hurt, the knowledge of having lost certainty about a situation, becoming uncomfortable and unsure around people you care about. But in the last week or so, I've found a new friend and renewed already established friendships. And while I am still not sure of how things will work out this year, I'm not going to worry.